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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.
Species name Weight Length in inches Date Location County Alewife 0 lbs. 2.4 oz. 8.125 05/19/2017 Lake Michigan: Milwaukee: Bass, Largemouth 11 lbs. 3 oz.
Fishing for lake sturgeon in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan is not a threat to the ancient species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) concluded in its decision not to list the giant fish ...
The Service found although lake sturgeon declined over the last century in parts of its range due to overexploitation and loss of access to spawning habitat, efforts such as fish stocking have ...
Jason Reinke speared a 104.3-pound, 68.9-inch female on Lake Butte des Morts Saturday, and Jacob Disterhaft brought in a 110.7-pound, 71.2-inch sturgeon on Lake Winnebago Sunday.
Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) O, extinct in West Virginia; Shovelnose sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) O, VU [2] Family Polyodontidae (paddlefishes) American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) O, rare, VU [3]
A public information meeting on the future of sturgeon spearing will take place from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22, at the Stockbridge High School Gym, 110 School St., Stockbridge, with local ...
The sterlet may reach 16 kg in weight and 100 to 125 cm in length, rarely exceeding a length of 90 cm. It is quite variable in coloration, but usually has a yellowish ventral side. It is distinguishable from other European species of sturgeons by the presence of a great number of whitish lateral scutes , fringed barbels , and an elongated and ...