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Fish is a more important dietary staple for pallid sturgeon than it is for shovelnose sturgeon. [34] In one study comparing dietary tendencies between adult shovelnose sturgeon and immature pallid sturgeon, the pallid sturgeon was found to consume far greater numbers of small fish such as cyprinids (minnows). [33]
The shovelnose sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) [5] is the smallest species of freshwater sturgeon native to North America. It is often called hackleback , sand sturgeon , or switchtail . Switchtail refers to the long filament found on the upper lobe of the caudal fin (often broken off as adults).
Pallid sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus albus [84] Shovelnose sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus [85] The three types of sturgeon native to Arkansas are uncommon, and two of the species are listed as endangered nationwide. The lake sturgeon is near the southern end of its range in Arkansas, more commonly found in the Upper Midwest. [86]
Editor's note: This story originally ran Dec. 14 in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. A public information meeting on the future of sturgeon spearing will take place from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday ...
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.
Some popular varieties: salmon roe, large, orange spheres with jammy centers; trout roe, smaller and firmer, with a milder flavor; and paddlefish roe, wild-caught in the Mississippi and Tennessee ...
The Shovelnose sturgeon is the only sturgeon that has been recorded in Kansas since 1998. Family Acipenseridae (Sturgeons) Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) (Ex) Pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) (Pe) Shovelnose sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) Family Polyodontidae (Paddlefish) American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)
All records are fish caught by use of hook and line and are handled by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. They are up to date as of May 20, 2021. They are up to date as of May 20, 2021. All fish caught were in the waters of the state of Wisconsin.