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All records are fish caught by use of hook and line and are handled by the Wisconsin Department of ... Sturgeon, Shovelnose 7 lbs. 13.1 oz. 37.5 05/28/2017 ...
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).
The Russian beluga sturgeon is the world’s largest freshwater fish — the biggest on record was a 3,463-pound female, caught in 1827. ... hackleback — also called shovelnose sturgeon — is ...
The Syr Darya sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi), or Syr Darya shovelnose sturgeon, [1] is a species of fish in the family Acipenseridae. It is found in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, where it is endemic to the Syr Darya River and, before its drainage, the Aral Sea .
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). Most sturgeons are anadromous bottom-feeders , migrating upstream to spawn but spending most of their lives feeding in river deltas and estuaries .
Nov. 10—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.
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]
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