Why Do Lake Sturgeon Jump

One theory is that jumping helps the fish equalize pressure in their swim bladder.

Why do lake sturgeon jump. 14 A report published by JR. Insights from acoustic investigations of the Gulf sturgeon in the Suwannee River Florida USA. Nature has found a.

2017-04-28 In most fish species jumping is either a means of escaping larger predators or a means of capturing smaller prey. These results indicate sturgeon may jump more commonly at certain stages of the tidal cycle suggesting a link between gas bladder function and sturgeon jumping. Salmon jump out of the water head first and re-enter the water head first.

The jumping is also unrelated to spawning. Lake sturgeon can be considered a nearshore warmwater species with water temperature and depth preferences of low 50s to mid-60 o F and 15-30 feet respectively. Their airborne style consists of a head-first exit with a tail-first entrance.

I have heard a few. 2015-06-04 Biologists say that sturgeon jump naturally when water levels are low. The next two consecutive jumps clinched my identification.

Before the fish hit the water a lamprey flew off. 2001-10-21 A group of Florida researchers believe that sturgeon leap to communicate with each other. They live in lakes most of the time but every year they migrate move back to rivers where they were born.

In the Gulf sturgeon jumping is a necessary part of life to keep that swimbladder full and functional. It is a well known hypothesis of why sturgeon jump. Scientists have determined that the fish jump to communicate with other sturgeon and to refill their swim bladder so they can maintain neutral buoyancy.