Stats

Lifespan: 50-150 yrs
Size: Huge
Diet: Carnivore
Activity: Cathemeral
Social: Solitary
Biome: Freshwater lake
Range: North America
Movement: Swimming
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Armor
Status: Endangered

About

Lake sturgeon are a North American temperate freshwater fish that are among the largest freshwater fish in the world. They have a streamlined body shape and bony plates on their sides and back.

Life cycle

1.
hatchling fry
A tiny fry hatches with a yolk sac and begins free-swimming once the sac is absorbed.
2.
juvenile
A juvenile takes on adult body shape and feeds on small prey, often in nursery waters.
3.
adult
Fully grown at adult size and coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acipenseriformes
Family: Acipenseridae
Genus: Huso
Species: Huso fulvescens