North American Green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris)
Kingdom: Animalia Class: Actinopterygii Order: Acipenseriformes Family: Acipenseridae
Listing Status:
General Information
Green Sturgeon are among the largest and longest living species found in freshwater, living up to 70 years and weighing up to 350 pounds. They resemble some sort of prehistoric creature, possessing a skeleton that is more cartilage than bone and rows of bony plates for protection rather than scales. Green Sturgeon are olive green in color and have a vacuum cleaner-like mouth that is used to siphon food.
- States/US Territories in which the North American Green sturgeon, U.S.A. (CA) Southern Distinct Population Segment is known to occur: Alaska , California , Oregon , Washington
- Countries in which the the North American Green sturgeon, U.S.A. (CA) Southern Distinct Population Segment is known to occur: Canada
» Federal Register Documents
| Date | Citation Page | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 04/04/2007 | 72 FR 16284 16286 | Adding Four Marine Taxa to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Southern Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris), staghorn (Acropora cervicornis) and elkhorn (Acropora palmata) corals, and the Southern Resident killer whale DPS (Orcinus orca) |
| 04/07/2006 | 71 FR 17757 17766 | NMFS:Threatened Status for Southern Distinct Population Segment of North American Green Sturgeon |
| 11/15/1994 | 59 FR 58982 59028 | ETWP; Animal Candidate Review for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species. |
» Recovery
Recovery Plan Information SearchNo recovery information is available for the North American Green sturgeon, U.S.A. (CA) Southern Distinct Population Segment.
» Critical Habitat
No critical habitat rules have been published for the North American Green sturgeon, U.S.A. (CA) Southern Distinct Population Segment.
» Conservation Plans
No conservation plans have been created for North American Green sturgeon, U.S.A. (CA) Southern Distinct Population Segment
» Petitions
No petition findings have been published for the North American Green sturgeon, U.S.A. (CA) Southern Distinct Population Segment.
» Life History
No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.
» Other Resources
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