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White sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) is a species of sturgeon in the family Acipenseridae of the order Acipenseriformes. They are an anadromous (migratory) fish species ranging in the Eastern Pacific; from the Gulf of Alaska to Monterey, California .
Several species can grow quite large, typically ranging 2–3.5 m (7–12 ft) in length. The largest sturgeon on record was a beluga female captured in the Volga Delta in 1827, measuring 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in) long and weighing 1,571 kg (3,463 lb).
White sturgeon are the largest freshwater fish in North America. They look prehistoric, with bony, dinosaur-esque scales called scutes, and they get huge — some grow longer than 10 feet, and ...
The largest shark in the fossil record is the megalodon (Otodus megalodon), a colossal Neogene lamniform. The range of estimates of the maximum length for megalodon are from 17 to 20.3 m (56 to 67 ft), with a mass ranging from 65 to 114 short tons (59 to 103 t). [41] [42] [43] It is also regarded as the largest macro-predatory fish ever.
White sturgeon: Acipenser transmontanus: 6.1 [17] 16 Bluntnose sixgill shark: Hexanchus griseus: 6.1 [18] 17: European sea sturgeon: Acipenser sturio: 6 [19] See also.
Due to DNR regulations, sturgeon in the Lake Winnebago system have been able to grow older, and thus bigger. From bottom-feeder to record-breaker: These sturgeon set records when speared in Lake ...
A white sturgeon weighing an estimated 500 kilograms (1,100 lb) and measuring 3.76 metres (12 ft 4 in) was caught and released on the Fraser River in July 2012. [26] In 2021, a white sturgeon was caught on the river weighing 890 pounds (400 kg), with a length of 352 cm (11.55 ft). It was estimated to be over 100 years old.
Nov. 11—KETTLE FALLS, Wash. — Standing at one end of a folding table, Derick Largin handled a small white sturgeon carefully, checking its back for a tag. Then he measured it, from snout to tail.