Complex sentence: Named for its pale coloration, the pallid sturgeon is closely related to the relatively common shovelnose sturgeon ("Scaphirhyncus platorhynchus"), but is much larger, averaging between in length and weighing at maturity.
Split into simpler sentences: Named for its pale coloration, 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.