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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 pallid sturgeon is an ancient fish native to the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. The fish was listed as an endangered species in the 1990s. Meet the ancient fish nicknamed 'Living Dinosaur'
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.
Exceptionally, both Huso species, the white sturgeon and the pallid sturgeon feed primarily on other fish as adults. They feed by extending their siphon-like mouths to suck food from the benthos . Having no teeth, they are unable to seize prey, though larger individuals and more predatory species can swallow very large prey items, including ...