Weekly Endangered species report
Sturgeons are endangered because of
Human Fishing!
Made by Kaden Chien (Green Wildlife)
Pallid sturgeons are a endangered type of ray-finned fish. They are native to the waters of Missouri and the Mississippi river. The pallid sturgeon is closely related to the shovelnose sturgeon but it is much larger, averaging about 30-60 inches.The pallid sturgeon is the largest freshwater species in North America. The pallid Sturgeon is from the Cretaceous period and has remained virtually unchanged for over 70 million years. Pallid sturgeon have a long lifespan, usually 50 to maybe 100 years!
Down here you will see a picture of the Pallid Sturgeon.
This is the scientific classification of the Pallid Sturgeon.
Scientific classification | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acipenseriformes |
Family: | Acipenseridae |
Subfamily: | Scaphirhynchinae |
Genus: | Scaphirhynchus |
Help the Pallid Sturgeons stay alive! Please try to help the earth and the wildlife be a safe place. Please do not litter, Pollute, or do anything to destroy or hurt wildlife!
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