donensis, Acipenser stellatus Lovetsky [A.] 1834:263, Pl. 19 (fig. 1) [Nouveaux mémoires de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou v. 3; ref. 18085] Don River, Russia. •Synonym of Acipenser stellatus Pallas 1771, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Sokolov 1998:19 [ref. 23571]). •Synonym of Acipenser stellatus Pallas 1771 -- (Berg 1948:96 [ref. 12882], Svetovidov 1973:83 [ref. 7169], Kottelat 1997:33 [ref. 22952], Parin et al. 2014:44 [ref. 33547], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:18 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Acipenser stellatus Pallas 1771. Acipenseridae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.