Shovelnose sturgeon

Photo By/Credit

Stukel, Sam/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
05/03/2019
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
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The shovelnose sturgeon is smallest of the ancient sturgeon species in North America and is similar in appearance to pallid sturgeon. It has a flat, shovel shaped snout and has pale, bony plates and large barbels next to its mouth.
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Fishes
Fisheries management
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Aquatic animals