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Marine Species: Acipenser oxyrinchus
Mitchill, 1815
Taxonomy Structure
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acipenseriformes |
| Family: | Acipenseridae |
| Genus: | Acipenser |
| Species: | Acipenser oxyrinchus |
Species Data:
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| Common Name: | Atlantic sturgeon |
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| Description: | Long fish, with fins similar to sharks. Double row of pre-anal plates. The bony plates are oval. The head and dorsum are bluish-black and the lower surface is whitish. The snout is elongated forming a V shape. It has two pairs of slender barbels between the anterior margin of the mouth and the tip of the snout. They amount to coastal rivers in order to mate. |
| Habitat: | Demersal, inhabiting depths up to 46 meters. |
| Color: | Bluish black and whitish. |
| Dimensions: | Up to 430 centimeters in lenght. |
| Geographical Distribution: | Western Atlantic |
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