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Acipenseridae (Sturgeons) > Scaphirhynchinae
Etymology: Scaphirhynchus: Greek, skaphe, -eos = boat + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335); albus: From the word albus, meaning white (Ref. 10294).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
; zoet water demersaal; potamodroom (Ref. 51243). Subtropical; 44°N - 30°N
North America: nearly restricted to main channels of Missouri River and lower Mississippi River from Montana to Louisiana in USA.
Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 200 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 58490); common length : 81.7 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 12193); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 130.0 kg (Ref. 52332); max. gerapporteerde leeftijd: 41 Jaren (Ref. 32514)
Absence of scalelike scutes on belly; bases of outer barbels usually behind bases of inner barbels (Ref. 86798).
Adults inhabit large, deep, turbid river channels, usually in strong current over firm sand or gravel (Ref. 10294, 58490). They feed on aquatic insect immatures, particularly caddisfly larvae, and small fish (Ref. 10294). Threatened due to over harvesting and habitat loss (Ref. 58490). No length type given but assumed to be in TL.
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (20):183 p. (Ref. 3814)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00407 (0.00149 - 0.01114), b=3.16 (2.92 - 3.40), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.63 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 16.8 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2
growth studies.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (tm=5-15; Fec=170,000, tmax=41(based on 1 specimen only)).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (67 of 100).