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Shovelnose Sturgeon

scaphirhynchus platorynchus

The Shovelnose Sturgeon has a unique flat snout that helps it dig in the riverbed for food! These fish can grow quite large and are known for their ancient lineage, dating back millions of years.

Hábitat: Shovelnose Sturgeons are found in the Mississippi River and its tributaries, preferring sandy or muddy river bottoms.

Aspecto

The Shovelnose Sturgeon has a distinctive flattened, shovel-like snout and a slender body covered in bony plates called scutes, not scales. Its coloration ranges from mottled brown to gray, helping it blend into riverbeds. Four sensory barbels hang in front of its mouth, aiding in bottom foraging.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloChordataClaseActinopterygiiOrdenAcipenseriformesFamiliaAcipenseridaeGéneroScaphirhynchus
Shovelnose Sturgeon
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Shovelnose Sturgeon

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Datos interesantes

Instead of scales, this fish has five rows of tough, bony plates covering its body!

Shovelnose Sturgeon are the smallest of all North American sturgeon species!

Their eggs are so valuable they're considered a type of black caviar!

They are often called 'living fossils' because their ancestors swam with dinosaurs!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Armored Body

Shovelnose Sturgeon has rows of bony plates called scutes that help them protect against predators and rough river environments.

Habilidad

River Navigator

Shovelnose Sturgeon can live in strong river currents because of its streamlined body and powerful tail that helps them swim against the flow.

Habilidad

Flexible Skeleton

Shovelnose Sturgeon has a skeleton made mostly of cartilage, allowing them flexibility to maneuver around river obstacles.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
50-80 cm
Peso
0.5-2.5 kg
Esperanza de vida
10-25 años
Velocidad de nado
20 km/h
Profundidad máxima
15 m
Tipo de agua
Agua dulce

Dieta y alimentación

These bottom-dwelling fish use their specialized mouths to vacuum up aquatic insects and crustaceans from riverbeds.

Alimentos principales

  • Mayfly larvae
  • Caddisfly larvae
  • Midge larvae
  • Crayfish
  • Small fish

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Giant Mayfly

Hexagenia limbata

larvae are a primary food source

eats

Devil Crayfish

Cambarus diogenes

feeds on crustaceans from river bottom

eaten by

Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

eggs and young fish are often preyed upon

eaten by

North American River Otter

Lutra canadensis

preys on juvenile sturgeon in rivers

Rasgos

También conocido como

Flathead SturgeonMississippi Sturgeon

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Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Shovelnose Sturgeon?

50-80 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Shovelnose Sturgeon?

0.5-2.5 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Shovelnose Sturgeon?

10-25 años

¿Qué come Shovelnose Sturgeon?

These bottom-dwelling fish use their specialized mouths to vacuum up aquatic insects and crustaceans from riverbeds.

¿Cuál es el velocidad de nado de Shovelnose Sturgeon?

20 km/h

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Shovelnose Sturgeon?

Shovelnose Sturgeons are found in the Mississippi River and its tributaries, preferring sandy or muddy river bottoms.

¿Cómo caza Shovelnose Sturgeon?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el profundidad máxima de Shovelnose Sturgeon?

15 m

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