White Sturgeon Facts For Kids

The white sturgeon is the largest freshwater fish in North America 2The largest sturgeon ever caught weighed over 1500 pounds 3Body form of the White Sturgeon hasnt changed for 70 million years 4White Sturgeon have been on the endangered species list since 9061994.

White sturgeon facts for kids. Gelatin from the inner lining of its air bladder was used to make isinglass--a substance used as a clarifying agent in jellies glues and in. Their average lifespan is 50 to 60 years and their first spawn does not occur until they are around 15 to 20 years old. The White Sturgeon lives in very slow moving water.

Ross Coxs white sturgeon looked nearly identical to the fish that prowled river bottoms over 100 million years ago. Thats the Early Cretaceous period. The family Acipenseridae also includes the genus Scaphirhynchus the shovelhead or shovelnose sturgeon with three species distinguished by their long broad flat snouts.

Today the largest white sturgeon grow to 10 feet 3 m and 400 pounds 181 kg Diet. The white Oregon or Sacramento sturgeon A. White sturgeon behavior and facts The white sturgeon is North Americas largest fish.

At the end of their first year of life juvenile white sturgeon are between 15 and 30 cm in length. Sturgeons ranging from 2 to 35 meters 712 feet in length are common and some species grow up to 55 meters 18 feet. They tend to stick to areas that offer them plenty of food.

They can live in murky areas as well as in clear water. Pacific coast of North America. Instead of scales sturgeon skin is covered in bony plates called scutes which can be very sharp on young sturgeon.

The STURGEON Acipenser brevirostrum inhabits the main parts of the river and estuaries in all depths. As they search for food below them they primarily use touch and taste rather than eyesight to find food. Juvenile white sturgeon is able to swim well and is actively feeding on a range of small prey items.