Sturgeon

The largest Sturgeon caught in Alberta is 105 pounds which is nothing compared to the Atlantic Sturgeon which weighs up to 800 pounds with a lifespan of up to 150 years. However, it is still a big fish and is very hard to come by. Sturgeons feed off the bottom by a specialized tube-like mouth part located on their ventral side. They feel along the dark bottom using a whisker feeler apparatus. Food consists of animal and plant life, dead and alive.

Sturgeon females lay millions of eggs at a time, which are fertilized outside of her body by the male. Much less than one percent of the eggs ever develop into adults.

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