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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. |
| Synonym(s) | Accipenser platorynchus, Scaphirhincus platorhynchus, Scaphirhynchus platyrhynchus |
| 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. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up S. platorynchus on Fishbase |
 | Look up S. platorynchus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up S. platorynchus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:22.117.1052.5659 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:06 (species record created: 2013 Sep 08 21:05) |