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Water County Time record held References/ Notes Burbot in UK only - see Note 3. 1 lb: John Dean: 14 Sept 1969: Old West River (Great Ouse), near Aldreth: Cambridgeshire: 55 years, 137 days [58] * Note 8 Eel (Anguilla anguilla) Note 3. 11 lb 3 oz: Steve Ricketts: 3 June 2024: Kent Lake: Kent: 246 days [59] Gwyniad (Coregonus pennantii) Note 3 ...
The European sea sturgeon (Acipenser sturio), also known as the Atlantic sturgeon or common sturgeon, is a species of sturgeon native to Europe. It was formerly abundant, being found in coastal habitats all over Europe. [5] Most specifically, they reach the Black and Baltic Sea. [6] It is anadromous and breeds in rivers.
Sturgeon range from subtropical to subarctic waters in North America and Eurasia. In North America , they range along the Atlantic Coast from the Gulf of Mexico to Newfoundland , including the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence , Missouri , and Mississippi Rivers, as well as along the West Coast in major rivers from California and Idaho to ...
This is a list of fish found in and around Great Britain, in both fresh water (lakes, rivers, ... Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus (extinct in British waters)
The largest of these fish was the sturgeon, a species which at one time was fairly frequently caught in the Trent, but only in low numbers. Notable examples included a sturgeon of eight feet taken near Donington Castle in 1255, and another at nearby King's Mill of seven feet in 1791. [ 1 ]
Lake sturgeon were found in relative abundance in Lake Michigan and nearshore waters of Milwaukee when European immigrants settled the area. However, the fish were extirpated over much of their ...
Some 40 species of shark are thought to inhabit the waters surrounding the UK.. Many only visit in the warmer months, though according to the Shark Trust charity there are 21 permanent resident ...
This was a sturgeon (Acipwienser sturio) weighing 388 lb (176 kg) and nine feet two inches (2.79 m) in length which was caught in the river near Nantgaredig by Alec Allen on 28 July 1932. [ n 2 ] The last sturgeon in UK waters was seen in the river in 1993.