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Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (Rafinesque, 1820)

Shovelnose sturgeon
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Shovelnose sturgeon
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Missouri Department of Conservation, 2008
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Common in Mississippi basin, rare in Mobile Bay drainage (Alabama and Mississippi) and extirpated in Rio Grande, New Mexico (Ref. 5723). Also Ref. 276, 10294.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Acipenseriformes (Sturgeons and paddlefishes) > Acipenseridae (Sturgeons) > Scaphirhynchinae
Etymology: Scaphirhynchus: Greek, skaphe, -eos = boat + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335);  platorynchus: From the words platy, meaning broad and rynchus, meaning snout (Ref. 10294).
  More on author: Rafinesque.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; sötvatten bottenlevande; flodvandrande (Ref. 51243).   Temperate; 10°C - 20°C (Ref. 2060); 50°N - 30°N

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North America: USA in Mississippi River basin from west Pennsylvania to Montana and south to Louisiana; Mobile Bay drainage, Alabama and Mississippi; upper Rio Grande, New Mexico.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm 54.7, range 45 - ? cm
Max length : 108 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 86798); common length : 72.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 12193); publicerad maxvikt: 4.9 kg (Ref. 4699); rapporterad maxålder: 43 år (Ref. 50937)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Bases of outer barbels in line with or ahead of inner barbels (Ref. 86798).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Occurs in the bottom of main channels and embayments of large turbid rivers; frequently in flowing water over sand and mixed with gravel and mud. Feeds primarily on larvae of aquatic insects (especially burrowing mayflies, caddis larvae and midge larvae (Ref. 10294)), worms, and crustaceans (Ref. 50937). Spawning occurs from April to June in large rivers in areas of swift current and coarse substrates (Ref. 10294).

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Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (20):183 p. (Ref. 3814)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Sårbar, se IUCNs rödlista (VU) (A2bce); Date assessed: 14 September 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)


CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell; sportfisk: ja; Akvarium: Offentliga akvarier
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00407 (0.00149 - 0.01114), b=3.16 (2.92 - 3.40), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mycket låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mer än 14 år (tm=5; tmax=37-43; K=0.13).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High to very high vulnerability (69 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.