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Lake sturgeon

Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque, 1817

Status not recordedbony fish

The lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) is a species in the family Acipenseridae, order Acipenseriformes.

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Quick facts about the lake sturgeon

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the lake sturgeon live?

Not recorded

Is the lake sturgeon endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the lake sturgeon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classChondrostei
  4. orderAcipenseriformes
  5. familyAcipenseridae
  6. genusAcipenser
  7. SpeciesAcipenser fulvescens Rafinesque, 1817

Synonyms Accipenser fulvescens, Acipenser fulvescens, Acipenser rubicundus, Huso fulvescens

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Rock sturgeonEnglish
  • See-StörGerman
  • Esturión LacustreSpanish
  • JärvisampiFinnish
  • esturgeon jauneFrench
  • Storione di lagoItalian
  • Jesiotr jeziornyPolish
  • Göl mersin baligiTurkish
  • Озерний осетерUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lake sturgeon

Other species in the same genus Acipenser.

EN, Endangered
Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus)

Sterlet

Acipenser ruthenus

Acipenseridae

Ship

Acipenser nudiventris

AcipenseridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the lake sturgeon?

The lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) belongs to the family Acipenseridae in the order Acipenseriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lake-sturgeon

MLA

“Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lake-sturgeon.

BibTeX
@misc{lake_sturgeon_2026,
  title = {Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lake-sturgeon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}