Shortnose Sturgeon – Acipenser brevirostrum
Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
Acipenseridae | Acipenser brevirostrum | Lesueur | 1818 | Shortnose Sturgeon |
Acipenser brevirostrum
Unique Characters: Bony plates absent between anal fin and the midlateral scutes. Mouth large and M-shaped.
Acipenser mouths
Similar Species:
Atlantic Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus. Bony plates present between anal fin and midlateral scutes. Mouth small and oval shaped.
Atlantic Sturgeon – Acipenser oxyrinchus
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Shortnose Sturgeon – Acipenser brevirostrum
Shortnose Sturgeon – Acipenser brevirostrum
Shortnose Sturgeon – Acipenser brevirostrum
Shortnose Sturgeon – Acipenser brevirostrum – James River VA
Photo Credit: Matt Balazik USACE ERDC
Shortnose Sturgeon – Acipenser brevirostrum – James River VA
Photo Credit: Matt Balazik USACE ERDC
Shortnose Sturgeon – Acipenser brevirostrum – James River VA
Photo Credit: Matt Balazik USACE ERDC
Shortnose Sturgeon – Acipenser brevirostrum – James River VA – eggs
Photo Credit: Matt Balazik USACE ERDC