20 Foot White Sturgeon

682 kgs 1503 lbs T he white sturgeon is a slow-growing and long-lived fish whos appearance has remained largely unchanged for 175 million years.
20 foot white sturgeon. This chart is a copy of a WDFW Lower. 1995-02-06 Historic picture of sturgeon and fisherman regon Historical Society Wesley Andrews At the turn of the century horses were sometimes needed to haul 20-foot white sturgeon from Idahos Snake River. Its also covered in rough scale-less skin similar to a shark.
There are some larger ones than these and they can live over 100 years. Now the largest fish are 12 or so feet. They caught a five foot sturgeon and they were hooked.
Though they can reach lengths of 20 feet most white sturgeon rarely get over 10-feet long which seems plenty long to us. 2020-08-04 Sturgeon are ancient fish that people sometimes mistake for sharks because of their asymmetrically lobed tail and elongated body. The body is covered with large bone scutes or.
This primitive looking fish has large bony plates running down its back a long flat snout and a deeply-forked tail. 541 556 5128. Though they can reach lengths of 20 feet most white sturgeon rarely get over 10-feet long which seems plenty long to us.
And they can get big. Estimated 4989 kg 1100 lb 38 m 12 ft 4 Largest Captured On Record Before EndangermentCatch and Release Laws. White sturgeon are broadcast spawners releasing their eggs and sperm in fast water.
They dreamed of returning to do it again. Their appearance is often compared to sharks. They returned three years later.