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White sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) is a species of sturgeon in the family Acipenseridae of the order Acipenseriformes. They are an anadromous (migratory) fish species ranging in the Eastern Pacific; from the Gulf of Alaska to Monterey, California .
Exceptionally, both Huso species, the white sturgeon and the pallid sturgeon feed primarily on other fish as adults. They feed by extending their siphon-like mouths to suck food from the benthos . Having no teeth, they are unable to seize prey, though larger individuals and more predatory species can swallow very large prey items, including ...
White sturgeon are the largest freshwater fish in North America. They look prehistoric, with bony, dinosaur-esque scales called scutes, and they get huge — some grow longer than 10 feet, and ...
The lake sturgeon is near the southern end of its range in Arkansas, more commonly found in the Upper Midwest. [86] Pallid and shovelnose sturgeon live in large, turbid rivers of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, including the lower Arkansas, Mississippi, and lower White rivers downstream of impoundments. [87] [88]
White sturgeon are one of the most prized fish — and hardest to hook and land — in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. 8-year-old lands hefty white sturgeon on Sacramento-San Joaquin River ...
White sturgeon can grow up to 10 feet long, so knowing what gear to use is key. Idaho is home to huge prehistoric sturgeon. Learn how to catch one in this hands-on class!
The Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius; simplified Chinese: 白鲟; traditional Chinese: 白鱘; pinyin: báixún: literal translation: "white sturgeon"), also known as the Chinese swordfish, is an extinct species of fish that was formerly native to the Yangtze and Yellow River basins in China.
In July 2016, Sturgeon Aquafarms in Bascom, Florida, became the first and only facility in the world to obtain a permit exemption for the sale of beluga sturgeon and its caviar in the U.S. [citation needed] Since 2017, the company has assisted in beluga sturgeon repopulation efforts across the world by providing over 160,000 fertilized eggs to ...