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The lake sturgeon uses its elongated, spade-like snout to stir up the substrate and sediments on the beds of rivers and lakes to feed. Four sensory organs hang near its mouth to help the sturgeon locate bottom-dwelling prey. Lake sturgeons can grow to a large size for freshwater fish, topping 7.25 ft (2.2 m) long and 240 lb (108 kg). [8]
The description lacks information on length, girth and mass. Later in the article there is a mention of the mass of one individual. Aren't figures available for median and maximum recorded values?
The population of lake sturgeon in the Winnebago System (lakes Winnebago, Butte des Morts, Poygan and Winneconne and the Fox and Wolf rivers) numbers about 35,000 adult fish and is among the ...
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 ...
At sexual maturity, A. transmontanus can reach 1.6 m (5.2 ft) in length, while the maximum length recorded of any age class is 6.1 m (20 ft), with common lengths around 2.1 m (6.9 ft). While age at maturity is uncertain, possible age ranges of known A. transmontanus specimens range from 11 to 34 years old. [ 3 ]
The size range that anglers can keep — called a slot limit — has been tightened, now at 53 to 63 inches. ... it's the only way they can ensure the lake's sturgeon population doesn't backslide ...
The scutes also tend to be sharper and more pointed than in white sturgeon. The dorsal fin has 33–36 rays, the anal fin, 22–28. Green sturgeon has a smaller adult size than the white sturgeon. [6] Green sturgeon can reach 210 cm (7 feet) in length and weigh up to 160 kg (350 pounds). [7]
Michigan's sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake sometimes only last minutes. This year, it starts Feb. 3.