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More than 100 sturgeon spearers found success on the Lake Winnebago system opening weekend, but a few registration stations have closed for now.
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The lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens), also known as the rock sturgeon, [7] is a North American temperate freshwater fish, one of about 25 species of sturgeon.Like other sturgeons, this species is a bottom feeder and has a partly cartilaginous skeleton, an overall streamlined shape, and skin bearing rows of bony plates on the sides and back.
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.
Jon Sauer (left) and his son Drew, both of Brandon, hold the 76-inch-long lake sturgeon Jon speared about 8 a.m. Saturday on Lake Winnebago. Saturday was the opening day of the 2024 spearing ...
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 Atlantic Sturgeon are an endangered species as confirmed by the NOAA. This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: NJ facing lawsuit over failure to protect Atlantic sturgeon Show comments
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