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Hagerty, Ryan/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
09/29/2015Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
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Pallid sturgeon have a flattened shovel-shaped snout; a long, slender, and completely armored caudal peduncle (the tapered portion of the body which terminates at the tail); and lack a spiracle (small openings found on each side of the head) (Forbes and Richardson 1905).
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