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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 turn whiter as they age and younger specimens are easily confused with adult shovelnose sturgeon since they are similar in color. [17] Like the shovelnose sturgeon, their tails are heterocercal , with the top tail fin being longer than the bottom fin, though this is more pronounced in pallid sturgeon.
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 ...
The sport fishing season for white sturgeon reopened on Oct. 1, and the regulations are vastly different as only catch-and-release is allowed in the interim period of sturgeon by the Department of ...
The two-week sturgeon spearing season is responsible for an estimated $3.5 million economic impact and sturgeon conservation is a major part in the over $200 million annual impact fishing brings ...
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)
Globally, sturgeon fisheries are of great value, primarily as a source for caviar, but also for flesh. [42] Several species of sturgeon are harvested for their roe which is processed into caviar—a delicacy, and the reason why caviar-producing sturgeons are among the most valuable and endangered of all wildlife resources. [43]