The Amazing Sturgeon! |
DID YOU KNOW?
-The Atlantic Sturgeon is a prehistoric fish that has existed for more than 120 million years and was around during the Cretaceous period, when dinosaurs exited.[1] - The almost two dozen species of sturgeons can only be found in the Northern Hemisphere and seven of the species occur in North America.[1] - Female Atlantic Sturgeons generally live longer and grow larger than male Atlantic Sturgeons.[2] -The specie name of Atlantic Sturgeon "oxyrhinchus" means "sharp snout".[3] -Atlantic Sturgeons are bottom feeders. Their mouths are located on the underside of their heads.[3] |
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