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Scientific Name | Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (Rafinesque, 1820) |
Common Names | Shovelnose Sturgeon Schaufelstoer (Germany) |
Type Locality | Ohio, Wabash and Cumberland rivers, U.S.A. |
Species Information | |
Size | 1000mm or 39.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | North America: USA in Mississippi River basin from west Pennsylvania to Montana and south to Louisiana; Mobile Bay drainage, Alabama and Mississippi; upper Rio Grande, New Mexico. Considered endangered. International trade restricted (CITES II, since 1.4.98). |
IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Western Revue and Miscellaneous Magazine: a monthly publ., devoted to literature and science, Lexington, KY v. 3 (no. 4), pp 247. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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Last Update | 2020 Oct 27 07:11 (species record created: 2013 Sep 08 21:05) |