Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri Department of Conservation
STURGEON, LAKE

Summary information for STURGEON, LAKE

Common Name
STURGEON, LAKE
Scientific Name
ACIPENSER FULVESCENS
Status
NONGAME, STATE ENDANGERED, STATE RANK S1, GLOBAL RANK G3G4
Primary Habitat
"Aquatic - river/stream"
Preferred Habitat
"In Missouri, occurs in large rivers over firm sand, gravel or rocky bottom."
Distribution
"Known only from the largest rivers in Missouri. A stocking program began in 1984, and there have been subsequent reports of sightings in the Missouri, Mississippi and Osage rivers *001*."
County List
BOONE, BUCHANAN, CALLAWAY, CARROLL, COLE, FRANKLIN, GASCONADE, HOLT, JEFFERSON, LAFAYETTE, LINCOLN, MARION, MILLER, MISSISSIPPI, MONITEAU, MONTGOMERY, OSAGE, PERRY, PHELPS, PIKE, RALLS, RAY, SALINE, ST. LOUIS, WARREN
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