RAYMOND HOWARD

THE SHORTNOSE STURGEON

FOOD/DIET

BETHIC FEEDERS-THEY ARE BETHIC FEEDERS

EXTENDABLE LIPS TO SIPHONVACUUMS UP ITS FOODYOUNG SHORTNOSE’S EAT INSECTS AND

CRUSTACEANSADULTS EAT SMALL MOLLUSKS, INSECT

LARVE, AND CRUSTACEANS

THERE DISCRIPTION

1m LONG(3 FEET)ADULTS POSESS SHORT BLUNT AND A

ROUNDED MOUTHFOUR ROWS OF BONY PLATESHAS A YELLOW BROWN TO A BLACKISH

OLIVE DORSAL FACESHORTEST OUT OF ALL STURGEONS

HABITAT

SPAWN IN FRESH WATERENTER SALTWATERPOPULATIONS ARE RIVERINESPAWN IN FAST-FLOWING ROCKY RIVERSAQUATIC VEGETATION TO FEEDONE IN MERRIMICACK RIVER AND TWO IN

CONNETICUTT RIVER

LIFE HISTORY

SPAWN EVERY YEARHIDE UNDER ROCKSDON’T REACH MATURITY UNTIL 5-10

YEARS OLDMALES LIVE FOR TWO YEARSFEMALES FOR 5 YEARSLIVE UP TO TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OLDRECORD IS SIXTY-SEVEN FOR FEMALES

AND THIRTY-TWO FOR MALES

DISTRIBUTION

HAS NINE-TEEN DISTINCT POPULATIONS

GROUPS OF 26,000 TO 50,000

STATUS

VULNERABLE IUCN ; ENDANGERED USFWS ; APPENDIX I, CITIES

WHY THERE ENDANGERED

Shortnose Sturgeons are endangered because of pollution, hunting/fishing, and beaver dams. The thing that can be done to save the Shortnose Sturgeon is to prevent fishing, pollution, and beaver dams. Beaver dams prevent them from swimming up and down the river. Prevent hunting/fishing by not wanting to eat them. Prevent pollution by not polluting the waters/rivers and the atmosphere.

CLASS, PHYLUM, FAMILY AND THERE RANGE

THERE CLASS IS CALLED ACTINOPTERYGII, THERE PHYLUM IS CALLED CHORDATA, THERE FAMILY IS ATLANTIC STURGEON AND THERE RANGE IS FROM THE ATLANTIC COAST TO CANADA AND U. S. A.

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