Chinese sturgeon can't eat. As the Chinese sturgeon is a first-class protected wild animal and a living fossil in China, it is known as the "giant panda in water" and is a key protected aquatic fish in China. Acipenser sinensis is distributed in China, Japan, North Korea, Lao People's Democratic Republic and North Korea. It is mainly distributed below Jinsha River, the main stream of the Yangtze River in China, to the estuary, and other water systems such as Ganjiang River, Xiangjiang River, Minjiang River, Qiantang River and Pearl River are rare.

Life habits of Chinese sturgeon

Acipenser sinensis is a kind of benthic fish, which has a very narrow feeding habit and belongs to carnivorous fish. Mainly feed on some small or slow-moving benthic animals. In the ocean, fish are the main food, followed by crustaceans and molluscs. Juvenile Chinese sturgeon mainly feed on benthic fishes, such as Ophiopogonis and pupae, krill and Agkistrodon halys, and generally stop eating during spawning.

Acipenser sinensis has its own unique life habits. It is a typical migratory fish, which can survive in both salt water and fresh water. The male Chinese sturgeon is over 9 years old, with a body length of1.7m and a weight of over 50kg, while the female Chinese sturgeon is over 14 years old, with a body length of 2.3m and a weight of over120kg, and can give birth after the first sexual maturity.