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