The Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) is a large species of sturgeon native to both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, and associated river basins. It is a member of the family Acipenseridae, and, along with other sturgeon, it is sometimes considered a living fossil. The main range of the Atlantic sturgeon is in eastern North America, extending from New Brunswick, Canada, to the eastern coast of Florida, United States. A highly endangered disjunct population occurs in the Baltic region of Europe (today only through a reintroduction project).
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Atlantic Sturgeon being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Sinosturio medirostris
- Sinosturio transmontanus
- Huso fulvescens
- Huso ruthenus
- Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Acipenseriformes
- Family
- Acipenseridae
- Genus
- Acipenser
- Species
- Acipenser oxyrinchus
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