sturgeon UK /ˈstɜːd͡ʒən/US /ˈstɝd͡ʒən/ noun1 •Any of the marine or freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae that are prized for their roe and are endemic to temperate seas and rivers of the northern hemisphere, especially central Eurasia.Strict regulation of the catch was introduced in the Soviet Union in 1976 in order to prevent overfishing of the sexually mature sturgeons in the river. — 1997 formsSturgeons · sturgeons
