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Pallid Sturgeon <br />Scaphirhynchus albus <br />(photo courtesy of NEBRASKAIand Magazine /Nebraska Game and Parks Commission) <br />• Characteristics - similar in appearance to the shovelnose sturgeon but is much lighter in color, <br />has smaller eyes, and a longer and sharper snout. <br />• Distribution - uncommon in its entire range, it is found in the Missouri River, a single <br />immature was reported in the Mississippi River near Keokuk in 1930. <br />• Foods - insect larvae, fish, snails, bits of aquatic plants and other litter from the river bottom. <br />• Record Weight - 68 pounds. <br />More Pallid Sturgeon Info/ Iowa Regulations <br />ABack t t r o Sturgeons <br />geons <br />SORRY <br />� V.S. <br />F <br />SH@ WILDLIFE <br />58RVICB i <br />Fe7'u Mountain- Prairie Region <br />5 �• <br />Great Plains Fish and Wildlife <br />Management Assistance Office <br />A remnant from the dinosaur days. <br />