Shortnose sturgeon

Acipenser brevirostrum

Freshwater & Saltwater
Vulnerable

Max length: 140 cm

Classification

Class: Chondrostei
Order: Acipenseriformes
Family: Acipenseridae
Genus: Acipenser

Distribution

Atlantic, Northwest
North America - Inland waters

About the shortnose sturgeon

The shortnose sturgeon is a small and endangered species of North American sturgeon. As with most sturgeons, it is an anadromous bottom-feeder, which migrates upstream to spawn but spends most of its life feeding in rivers, deltas and estuaries.

Description from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA.

Where the shortnose sturgeon lives

Distribution data from GBIF (DOI: 10.15468/dl.8rzs8d).

Also known as

Huso brevirostrum
Esturgeon à museau court
Kurznasenstör
Jesiotr krótkonosy
Kortnosad stör
Esturjão-de-focinho-curto
Jeseter krátkorypý
Lyhytkuonosampi
Kortsnuitsteur
Тупорылый осётр
سمك الحفش قصير الانف
Kütburun nərə
Късомуцунеста есетра
تاس‌ماهی بینی کوتاه
חדקן קצר אף
Кратконосна есетра
Осетер тупорилий
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