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Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (Shovelnose Sturgeon; Sand Sturgeon)

Synonyms: Accipenser platorynchus; Scaphirhincus platorhynchus; Scaphirhynchus platyrhynchus
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Wikipedia Abstract

The shovelnose sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus, is the smallest species of freshwater sturgeon native to the United States of America. It is often called "hackleback", "sand sturgeon", or "switchtail." Switchtail refers to the long filament found on the upper lobe of the caudal fin (often broken off as adults). Shovelnose sturgeon are the most abundant sturgeon, found in the Missouri River and Mississippi River systems, and the only commercially fished sturgeon in the United States of America (Pflieger 1997).
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Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Scaphirhynchus platorynchus

Attributes

Adult Length [2]  39 inches (100 cm)
Brood Dispersal [2]  In the open
Brood Egg Substrate [2]  Litho-pelagophils
Brood Guarder [2]  No
Litter Size [2]  50,000
Maximum Longevity [2]  45 years
Migration [1]  Potamodromous
Water Biome [1]  Benthic, Rivers and Streams
Diet [1]  Carnivore
Female Maturity [2]  6 years

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Audubon National Wildlife Refuge IV 14642 North Dakota, United States
Bandelier National Monument V 8107 New Mexico, United States
North Temperate Lakes LTER Site Long Term Ecological Research   Wisconsin, United States
Saint Croix International Historic Site   Maine, United States
Upper Miss. River Nat'l Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge VI 25823 Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 2Frimpong, E.A., and P. L. Angermeier. 2009. FishTraits: a database of ecological and life-history traits of freshwater fishes of the United States. Fisheries 34:487-495.
♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0