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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).
Fish is a more important dietary staple for pallid sturgeon than it is for shovelnose sturgeon. [34] In one study comparing dietary tendencies between adult shovelnose sturgeon and immature pallid sturgeon, the pallid sturgeon was found to consume far greater numbers of small fish such as cyprinids (minnows). [33]
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 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 ...
Wisconsin has among the highest populations of lake sturgeon. Lake sturgeon are one of the oldest fish species in North America and are native to at least two dozen states in the central, southern ...
Species name Weight Length in inches Date Location County Alewife 0 lbs. 2.4 oz. 8.125 05/19/2017 Lake Michigan: Milwaukee: Bass, Largemouth 11 lbs. 3 oz.
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 ...
Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) O, extinct in West Virginia; Shovelnose sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) O, VU [2] Family Polyodontidae (paddlefishes) American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) O, rare, VU [3]