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smallest species of caviar-producing sturgeons weighing up to 150 lbs
pounds and 7 feet in length, but the average is 35 to 50 pounds. It
is also the most commonly found sturgeon in the Caspian Sea and because of
that it is the mainstay of the Caspian caviar industry. Among the sturgeon
fishes the Sevruga sturgeon is the most widespread, but the least
prolific, of the sturgeon and lives about 30 years. Due to it being the
most common sturgeon, it provides the lowest priced Caspian caviar. This
Sevruga produces between 2.5 to 12 pounds of eggs.
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