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Pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acipenseriformes
Family: Acipenseridae

Listing Status:   

Lead Region:  Mountain-Prairie Region (Region 6)
Date Listed: Sep 6, 1990

  • States/US Territories in which the Pallid sturgeon is known to occur:  Arkansas , Colorado , Illinois , Iowa , Kansas , Kentucky , Louisiana , Mississippi , Missouri , Montana , Nebraska , North Dakota , South Dakota , Tennessee , Wyoming
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Pallid sturgeon is known to occur:  ATCHAFALAYA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , AUDUBON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , BIG MUDDY NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE REFUGE , CHARLES M. RUSSELL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , DELTA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE  ... Show All Refuges

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 4 of 4 )
Date Citation Page Title
09/06/1990 55 FR 36641 36647 ETWP; Determination of Endangered Status for the Pallid Sturgeon; 55 FR 36641 36647
08/30/1989 54 FR 35901 35905 ETWP; Proposed Rule to Determine the Pallid Sturgeon to be an Endangered Species; 54 FR 35901 35905
02/23/1989 54 FR 7813 7814 ETWP; 90 Day Finding on Petition to List the Pallid Sturgeon; 54 FR 7813 7814
12/30/1982 47 FR 58454 58460 Review of Vertebrate Wildlife for Listing as End. or Thr. Species

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Current Recovery Plan(s)
Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status
11/07/1993 Pallid Sturgeon View Implementation Progress Final
Five Year Review
Date Title
06/13/2007 Pallid Sturgeon 5-Year Review

» Critical Habitat

No critical habitat rules have been published for the Pallid sturgeon.

» Conservation Plans

No conservation plans have been created for Pallid sturgeon

» Petitions

Most Recent Petition Findings (Showing 1 of 1 )
Date Citation Page Title Finding
02/23/1989 54 FR 7813 7814 ETWP; 90 Day Finding on Petition to List the Pallid Sturgeon; 54 FR 7813 7814
  • Notice 90-day Petition Finding, Substantial

    • » Life History

    No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

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    Last updated: November 21, 2009