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The lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens), also known as the rock sturgeon, [7] is a North American temperate freshwater fish, one of about 25 species of sturgeon.Like other sturgeons, this species is a bottom feeder and has a partly cartilaginous skeleton, an overall streamlined shape, and skin bearing rows of bony plates on the sides and back.
As of 2008, pallid sturgeon can still be found throughout their original range, but their population numbers have severely declined from the mid-20th century. The Missouri and Mississippi rivers from Montana to Louisiana, as well as the Atchafalaya River in Louisiana, continue to harbor an aging population of pallid sturgeon. [23]
Over 130 species of cold, cool, and warm water fish have been produced at the Neosho NFH since it was established. The current focus is on paddlefish and lake sturgeon restoration, pallid sturgeon recovery, production of rainbow trout for mitigation, and native mussel propagation.
Lake sturgeon congregate in the shallows of the Wolf River on April 14 near Shiocton. The fish are gathering in the area to spawn.
A group of Wisconsin congressional reps issued a statement urging lake sturgeon in the state be exempt from a potential endangered species listing. ... Lake Superior, Missouri River, Ohio River ...
The Pinnacles at Pinnacles Youth Park in Sturgeon, Missouri. ... The resort is located right on Lake Wappapello, a reservoir on the St. Francis River near Mark Twain National Forest. The resort ...
Lake sturgeon: Acipenser fulvescens: Bottom of lakes and big rivers over sand, gravel, or rock bottom Endangered Amiidae (family) Bowfin: Amia calva: Sloughs, sluggish rivers to medium rivers with moderate flow Anguillidae (family) American eel: Anguilla rostrate: Large rivers w/ moderate flow Atherinidae (family) Brook silverside: Labidesthes ...
Jul. 17—A milestone in the restoration of the Genesee River has been reached following the collection of a spawning female lake sturgeon in the lower Genesee River for the first time in more ...