Scientific name: Acipenseridae

Average size: Length: 2.2 meters

Average life expectancy: Males live about 50 years and females can live up to 150

Average weight: 80 kg

Habitat: Lives in brackish waters like the Caspian Sea, Black Sea, and River Danube

Diet: Mostly Insect larvae and crustaceans

Extra facts: Sturgeons can carry 10,000 - 20,000 eggs

The almost two dozen species of sturgeon can only be found in the Northern Hemisphere.