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ECOS / Species Profile for green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris)

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Taxonomy: View taxonomy in ITIS

Listing Status: Threatened

General Information

Green Sturgeon are among the largest and longest living species found in freshwater, living up

to 70 years and weighing up to 350 pounds. They resemble some sort of prehistoric creature,

possessing a skeleton that is more cartilage than bone and rows of bony plates for protection

rather than scales. Green Sturgeon are olive green in color and have a vacuum cleaner-like

mouth that is used to siphon food.

States/US Territories in which the green sturgeon, Southern DPS is known to or is believed

to occur: California

US Counties in which the green sturgeon, Southern DPS is known to or is believed to

occur: View All

USFWS Refuges in which the green sturgeon, Southern DPS is known to occur: Bandon

Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge, Humboldt Bay

National Wildlife Refuge, Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge, North Central Valley

Wildlife Management Area ... Show All Refuges

Countries in which the the green sturgeon, Southern DPS is known to occur: Canada

Current Listing Status Summary

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Status

Date

Listed Lead Region Where Listed

Threatened 06/06/2006 National Marine Fisheries Service

(National Marine Fisheries Service)

Southern DPS - See

50 CFR 223.102

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Federal Register Documents

» Recovery

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No recovery information is available for the green sturgeon.

» Critical Habitat

No critical habitat rules have been published for the green sturgeon.

» Conservation Plans

No conservation plans have been created for green sturgeon.

» Petitions

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07/23/2014 79 FR 42687 42696 Marine and Anadromous Taxa: Additions, Removal, Update

Threatened Wildlife

04/04/2007 72 FR 16284 16286 Adding Four Marine Taxa to the List of Endangered and Th

(DPS) of green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris), staghorn 

corals, and the Southern Resident killer whale DPS (Orcinu

04/07/2006 71 FR 17757 17766 NMFS:Threatened Status for Southern Distinct Population 

11/15/1994 59 FR 58982 59028 ETWP; Animal Candidate Review for Listing as Endangere

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No petitions have been received for this species.

» Life History

No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

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