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Sturgeon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community was part of the Sturgeon-Noblestown CDP for the 2000 census, but was split into two separate CDP's for the 2010 census. The population of Sturgeon was 1,611 at the 2020 census. [2]
The largest sturgeon on record was a beluga female captured in the Volga Delta in 1827, measuring 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in) long and weighing 1,571 kg (3,463 lb). Most sturgeons are anadromous bottom-feeders, migrating upstream to spawn but spending most of their lives feeding in river deltas and estuaries.
The lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens), also known as the rock sturgeon, [7] is a North American temperate freshwater fish, one of about 25 species of sturgeon.Like other sturgeons, this species is a bottom feeder and has a partly cartilaginous skeleton, an overall streamlined shape, and skin bearing rows of bony plates on the sides and back.
Sturgeon-Noblestown was a census-designated place (CDP) for the 2000 United States Census in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,764 at that time. In the 2010 census the CDP was split into the two separate CDP's of Sturgeon and Noblestown.
The goal is to restore a wild, self-sustaining lake sturgeon population in the urban river that runs up the northeast side of the metro area. Sturgeon haven't spawned in this river since 1843 ...
Shortnose sturgeon are more likely to move through all areas of a river system. Times they remain at sites for an extended period of time include resting and feeding periods. [8] Critical habitat has not been designated for the shortnose sturgeon. This is an area of the conservation plan that is essential to the conservation of the species.
Noblestown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community was part of the Sturgeon-Noblestown CDP before later splitting into two separate CDPs in 2010, becoming Sturgeon and Noblestown. The population of Noblestown was 797 at the 2020 census. [3]
A man found frozen in a Pennsylvania cave in 1977 has finally been identified, closing the book on a nearly 50-year-long mystery. The Berks County Coroner’s Office identified the remains of the ...