Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 33 - 42; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 18 - 24. Snout short, bluntly V-shaped, not upturned at tip. Barbels short (Ref. 7251). Absence of fontanelle and post dorsal shields. Single row of pre anal shields, 6-11 (Ref. 4639). Dorsal shields 7-13, lateral shields 22-34 (Ref. 4639). Blackish viscera (Ref. 37032). Head and back dark, lower surface white (Ref. 37032). Anal fin origin beneath dorsal fin origin (Ref. 86798).

Common Names

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Jeseter krátkorypý , Czech , Czechia

Kortsnudet stør , Danish , Denmark

Pinkster , English , USA

Short-nosed little sturgeon , English , UK

Shortnose sturgeon , English , UK

Shortnose sturgeon , English , USA

Shortnose sturgeon , English , Global

Tömpkoon-tuur , Estonian , Estonia

Lyhytkuonosampi , Finnish , Finland

Esturgeon à museau court , French , Canada

Esturgeon à museau court , French , France

Esturgeon à nez court , French , France

短吻鱘 , Mandarin Chinese , China

短吻鲟 , Mandarin Chinese , China

短吻鲟 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Esturión hociquicorto , Spanish , Spain

Kortnosad stör , Swedish , Sweden

Осетер тупорилий , Ukrainian , Ukraine

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Chondrostei

Order: Acipenseriformes

Family: Acipenseridae

Genus: Acipenser

Species: Acipenser brevirostrum Lesueur, 1818

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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North America: St. John River in Canada to St. Johns River in Florida, USA.

Biology

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Inhabit river mouths, lakes, estuaries, and bays; occasionally enters the open sea. Feeds mostly at night over soft substrates; juveniles feed primarily on benthic crustaceans and insects, adults prey on benthic crustaceans, insects and mollusks (Ref. 93252). Maximum known age is 67 years for females and 30 years for males. Flesh of good quality; eggs are suitable for caviar (Ref. 3192).

Habitat

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freshwater