Bony fish
Lake Surgeon
Acipenser fulvescens
Also known as: Black Sturgeon, Bony Sturgeon, Common Sturgeon, Dogface Sturgeon, Freshwater Sturgeon, Great Lakes Sturgeon, Red Sturgeon, Rock Sturgeon, Rubber Nose, Ruddy Sturgeon, Shellback Sturgeon, Smoothback, Stone Sturgeon
ALSO KNOWN AS
- Black Sturgeon
- Bony Sturgeon
- Common Sturgeon
- Dogface Sturgeon
- Freshwater Sturgeon
- Great Lakes Sturgeon
- Red Sturgeon
- Rock Sturgeon
- Rubber Nose
- Ruddy Sturgeon
- Shellback Sturgeon
- Smoothback
- Stone Sturgeon
ENEndangeredIUCN Red List, 2022
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Overview
Found over gravel, mud, and sandy bottoms, of large lakes and rivers, occasionally entering brackish waters.
They feed nocturnally, searching for food with their barbels, for benthic crustaceans, insects, and molluscs.
Widespread North America
Sturgeon eggs are sold as caviar, which is very expensive.
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How to identify
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Habitat & where to find it
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Found over gravel, mud, and sandy bottoms, of large lakes and rivers, occasionally entering brackish waters.
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