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Scaphirhynchus is a genus of sturgeons native to North America. All species in this genus are considered to be threatened with extinction or worse. [2] [3] [4] As of 2023, the pallid sturgeon (S. albus) [3] and the Alabama sturgeon (S. suttkusi) [4] are critically endangered according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
The United States' recovery goal is 5,000 sturgeon by 2080, and the hatchery program is going to play a crucial role in meeting it. So every June and July, there will be boats out at night ...
The earliest known list of fish from the River Trent was from 1641. Although the list contains thirty names, one of them is not a fish by modern standards, but an edible crustacean, the crayfish. The list also includes some fish names that no longer exist in modern English, such as Frenches and lenbrood; these species are therefore ...
The following is a list of the classes in each phylum of the kingdom Animalia. There are 107 classes of animals in 33 phyla in this list. However, different sources give different numbers of classes and phyla. For example, Protura, Diplura, and Collembola are often considered to be the three orders in the class Entognatha. This list should by ...
Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described—of which around 1 million are insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million in total. Animals range in size from 8.5 millionths of a metre to 33.6 metres (110 ft) long and have complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs .
The recovery in that system was recently documented with clear video footage of sturgeons congregating and spawning in the Ottertail River for the first time in 125 years. "Our voices were heard ...
Dr. Annie Harvilicz took in 41 animals at one point as wildfires spread across the Los Angeles area. Since, most have returned home or are being fostered. Vet shelters dozens of animals during ...
Family Acipenseridae Bonaparte, 1831 sensu Bemis et al., 1997 (sturgeons) Genus † Boreiosturion Murray et al. 2023 Genus † Protoscaphirhynchus Wilimovsky, 1956