lake sturgeon

fish
Also known as: Acipenser fulvescens, rock sturgeon

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chondrosteans

  • Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii)
    In chondrostean: Distribution

    The lake sturgeon of North America (A. fulvescens) occurs in the Mississippi River valley, in Lake Huron, and northward into Canada. The white, Oregon, or Sacramento sturgeon (A. transmontanus) inhabits the waters of the Pacific coast of North America from California to

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description and distribution

  • Atlantic, or Baltic, sturgeon (Acipenser sturio)
    In sturgeon: Distribution

    The lake, or rock, sturgeon (A. fulvescens) of North America occurs in the Mississippi River valley, Great Lakes, and Canada and may weigh more than 90 kg (200 pounds). The white, Oregon, or Sacramento sturgeon (A. transmontanus) occurs on the Pacific coast and is the largest…

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