![]() ![]() They have a long, cylindrical body, toothless mouth, large pectoral fins, a heterocercal tail (with upper and lower halves of different sizes), and armour-like, bony plates along the back and sides. Their appearance has remained largely unchanged over the last 175 million years. Like sharks and rays, sturgeon have cartilaginous, not bony, skeletons. Adult sturgeon eat fish, and are known for following a salmon run up the river.ĭescription: White sturgeon can grow up to six metres in length, and live over 100 years. Small sturgeon will often eat chironomids and aquatic invertebrates. Due to their poor eyesight, sturgeon use their barbels (whisker-like feelers) to locate prey. Habitat: Adult white sturgeon live in deep, fast waters and spend the majority of their time on the bottom of large rivers or lakes. ![]() After spawning, the parent fish are released unharmed back where they had been caught. ![]() Each spring, mature fish are caught and live-spawned, with the eggs fertilized from each female. The Society operates conservation hatchery programs to preserve populations, and bolster the numbers of juveniles. Origin: The white sturgeon ( Acipenser transmontanus) is the largest and longest-lived freshwater fish in B.C. ![]()
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