Pallid Sturgeon

A large fish with a flat triangular nose and pointed spikes along its back swims past a black background.

Pallid Sturgeon

Pallid Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) photographed at Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery in Yankton, SD by Sam Stukel.

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Photo By/Credit

Sam Stukel/USFWS

Species

Scaphirhynchus albus

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Subject tags

Freshwater fish

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