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Atlantic sturgeon

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Atlantic sturgeon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acipenseriformes
Family: Acipenseridae
Genus: Acipenser
Species:
Subspecies:
A. o. oxyrinchus
Trinomial name
Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus
Mitchill, 1815

The Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) is a species of fish. It is a member of the Acipenseridae family. It is one of the oldest fish species in the world. It can be found from New Brunswick, Canada to the eastern coast of Florida. The numbers of Atlantic sturgeon have fallen because of overfishing and water pollution. It is considered threatened, endangered and even extinct in much of its original habitats. The fish live to 60 years of age, 15 feet in length and over 800 pounds in weight.

References

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  1. St. Pierre, R. (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) (2006). "Acipenser oxyrinchus ssp. oxyrinchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2009.