Web updates are intermittent, not continuous, therefore some dynamic information such as legal status may not be absolutely current. 04 Comments Shovelnose sturgeon was listed as a native fish extirpated from New Mexico. This species has been extirpated from the state, where it was recorded in the middle Rio Grande prior to 1875. Listed Endangered in the state of Texas. Some attain huge size, some in Russia having been reported as weighing over a ton.
Many species are anadromous, living in the sea and entering freshwater to spawn.
This species has been extirpated from the state, where it was recorded in the middle Rio Grande prior to 1875. References 01 Sublette, J. E., M. D. Hatch, and M. Sublette. The fishes of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico. New Mexico Dept. of Game and Fish - Endangered Species Program.