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Scaphirhynchus albus (Forbes & Richardson, 1905)

Pallid sturgeon
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Common names: Pallid sturgeon
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Mississippi River drainage (Ref. 33977). Most abundant in the prairie region portion of the Missouri River (Ref. 10294). Status of threat: endangered; status same as 1989. Criteria: 1,2,4 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Chondrostei (sturgeons) > Acipenseriformes (Sturgeons and paddlefishes) > Acipenseridae (Sturgeons) > Scaphirhynchinae
Etymology: Scaphirhynchus: Greek, skaphe, -eos = boat + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335);  albus: From the word albus, meaning white (Ref. 10294).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243).   Subtropical; 44°N - 30°N

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