1,280 observationsLeast Concern
Lake Sturgeon
Acipenser fulvescens
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Actinopterygii ›Order: Acipenseriformes ›Family: Acipenseridae ›Genus: Acipenser
About
The lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens), also called rock sturgeon, is a North American temperate freshwater fish, one of about 25 species of sturgeon. Like other sturgeons, this species is an evolutionarily ancient bottom feeder with a partly cartilaginous skeleton, an overall streamlined shape and skin bearing rows of bony plates on its sides and back, resembling an armored torpedo. The fish uses its elongated, spadelike snout to stir up the substrate and sediments on the beds...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Lake Sturgeon is Acipenser fulvescens.
- The Lake Sturgeon has a conservation status of Least Concern.
- Lake Sturgeon belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Lake Sturgeon belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Lake Sturgeon belongs to the class Actinopterygii.
- Lake Sturgeon belongs to the order Acipenseriformes.
- Lake Sturgeon belongs to the family Acipenseridae.
- Lake Sturgeon belongs to the genus Acipenser.