Complex sentence: The pallid sturgeon is closely related to the relatively common shovelnose sturgeon ("Scaphirhyncus platorhynchus"); however the pallid sturgeon is much larger, averaging between in length and weighing at maturity.
Split into simpler sentences: The pallid sturgeon is closely related to the relatively common shovelnose sturgeon ("Scaphirhyncus platorhynchus"). However, the pallid sturgeon is much larger, averaging between in length and weighing at maturity.