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Fish Species Description

Atlantic sturgeon

Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus

Mitchill, 1815

Classification

Order: Acipenseriformes
Family: Acipenseridae
Alternate Names:

Status: Federally Endangered

Marine, brackish, freshwater

Notes:

This species is anadromous and is known to travel long distances between the coast and upstream spawning sites.

Basin Distribution in Georgia:

In Georgia, occurs in the Satilla, Ocmulgee, Oconee, Altamaha, Ogeechee, and Savannah River Basins.

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