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A 7.6 foot long white sturgeon caught in 1998. ... The most authentic record of the maximum weight of this species is reported to be 630 kg (1,390 lb), while other ...
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In 1890, over 7 million pounds of sturgeon were harvested in 1 year and as a result, in 1920, only 23,000 pounds of sturgeon were caught. Today, the shortnose sturgeon is in danger of extinction throughout its range and was listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act on March 11, 1967. [5]
[27] [26] One female pallid sturgeon caught in the upper Missouri River was estimated to be carrying 170,000 eggs, representing over 11 percent of its total body weight. [28] After fertilization, pallid sturgeon eggs hatch in 5 to 8 days, [7] after which the larvae drift back downstream for several weeks.
It is the largest freshwater fish in the world. The beluga also rivals the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) and the greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) for the title of largest actively predatory fish. [10] [11] The largest accepted record is of a female taken in 1827 in the Volga estuary at 1,571 kg (3,463 lb) and 7.2 m (23 ft ...
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