Species Profile
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Pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acipenseriformes
Family: Acipenseridae

Listing Status:   

Where Listed: WHEREVER FOUND

Map of Species occurrence

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This species is listed wherever it is found, but
    • States/US Territories in which the Pallid sturgeon, Entire is known to or is believed to occur:  Arkansas , Illinois , Iowa , Kansas , Kentucky , Louisiana , Mississippi , Missouri , Montana , Nebraska , North Dakota , South Dakota , Tennessee
    • US Counties in which the Pallid sturgeon, Entire is known to or is believed to occur:  View All
    • USFWS Refuges in which the Pallid sturgeon, Entire is known to occur:  ATCHAFALAYA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, AUDUBON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, BIG MUDDY NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE REFUGE, CHARLES M. RUSSELL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, DELTA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE  ... Show All Refuges
    • Countries in which the the Pallid sturgeon, Entire is known to occur:  United States
Current Listing Status Summary
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
09/06/1990 Mountain-Prairie Region (Region 6) Entire

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 5)
Date Citation Page Title
03/15/2013 78 FR 16526 16527 Draft Revised Recovery Plan for Pallid Sturgeon
09/06/1990 55 FR 36641 36647 ETWP; Determination of Endangered Status for the Pallid Sturgeon; 55 FR 36641 36647
08/30/1989 54 FR 35901 35905 ETWP; Proposed Rule to Determine the Pallid Sturgeon to be an Endangered Species; 54 FR 35901 35905
02/23/1989 54 FR 7813 7814 ETWP; 90 Day Finding on Petition to List the Pallid Sturgeon; 54 FR 7813 7814
12/30/1982 47 FR 58454 58460 Review of Vertebrate Wildlife for Listing as End. or Thr. Species

» Action Plans

Action Plans (Showing 1 of 1)
Date Title
09/25/2009 Pallid sturgeon spotlight species action plan

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Current Recovery Plan(s)
Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status
03/15/2013 Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Pallid Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) Recovery efforts in progress, but no implementation information yet to display Draft Revision 1
Other Recovery Documents (Showing 1 of 1)
Date Citation Page Title Document Type
03/15/2013 78 FR 16526 16527 Draft Revised Recovery Plan for Pallid Sturgeon
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
    • Five Year Review
    Date Title
    06/13/2007 Pallid Sturgeon 5-Year Review

    » Critical Habitat

    No critical habitat rules have been published for the Pallid sturgeon, Entire.

    » Conservation Plans

    No conservation plans have been created for Pallid sturgeon, Entire

    » Petitions

    Most Recent Petition Findings (Showing 1 of 1)
    Date Citation Page Title Finding
    02/23/1989 54 FR 7813 7814 ETWP; 90 Day Finding on Petition to List the Pallid Sturgeon; 54 FR 7813 7814
  • Notice 90-day Petition Finding, Substantial

    • » Life History

    No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

    » Other Resources

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    Last updated: May 23, 2013