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Pallid SturgeonBy Danny Chase
Where they liveMississippi riverMissouri RiverModerate to swift currentsSandy Wide river areas 2-47 feet deepMuddy warm water
Diet/ Life CyclePredator Bottom feedersSome FishMosquito-like insects, mayflies, and caddis
flies Life CycleLive 50-100 yearsSexual maturity Male- 7 to 9 years female 15
yearsCan have up to 170000 eggs (11% of total
body weight)
EndangermentThey became endangered in 1990 because of
dams built along riversMany hatcheries
Facts30-60 inches 85 poundsTastes goodGreyishInteresting FactsAncient hasn’t changed since 70 million yearsNo teeth sucks up its food Considered ugliest fish in North America
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