Gulf Sturgeon

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Gulf Sturgeon
Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi
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SIZE
strugeons are long,lived fish
max. 8 ft over 200 pounds
females are larger than males
they can live 70 years
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What it eats
bottom eaters
eat primary invertebrates
brachiopods insects larvae
mollusks worms crustaceans
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Tracks
There are no tracks
Side Swimmer
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How many are left
the population is unknown
people don't know if the trend is
increasing or decreasing in number
they have been listed endangered since
September 30, 1991
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Location
Rivers/creeksMobile River, Tensaw River, Alabama
River below Claiborne Dam, Tombigbee River below
Coffeeville Dam countries Baldwin, Mobile,
Clarke, Monroe, Choctaw, Washington
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Reproduction
Females migrate up river to the Geneva, Alabama
area
Requires 9 to 12 years to reproduce
A 100 lbs female can have 500,00 eggs
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Bibliography
www.library.thinkquest. org/19689/data/fish/ gulf
_sturgeon_frame.html
Animal Packet
http//southeast.fws.gov/ wildlife/gcsn1.html