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The flesh of the sturgeon is widely considered a delicacy, especially smoked sturgeon. Poaching of the shovelnose sturgeon is becoming a problem, as they must be 8–10 years old before spawning can occur, and females do not become gravid every year. There has some interest in marketing the shovelnose sturgeon as an aquarium species. [7]
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]
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)
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 .
Shovelnose sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) Silver chub (Macrhybopsis storeriana) Silver Redhorse (moxostoma anisurum) Silverband shiner (Notropis shumardi) Skipjack shad (Alosa chrysochloris) Slender madtom (Noturus exilis) Slenderhead darter (Percina phoxocephala) Slim minnow (Pimephales tenellus) Slough darter (Etheostoma gracile)
List of fishing records in the state of Wisconsin. ... Sturgeon, Shovelnose 7 lbs. 13.1 oz. 37.5 05/28/2017 Mississippi River: Vernon: Sucker, Northern Hog
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]
Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups.Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings.