The sturgeon prefers deep, fast-moving river channels. In the Alabama sturgeon, the eye is large, its length going 6.5 to 8.2 (usually 7.0 to 8.0) times into the head width (Williams and Clemmer, 1991). Creature Profile Title: Alabama Sturgeon Fact Sheet Author: Ellen Marcus Created Date: 4/25/2000 1:50:55 AM ;] Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostru) is a North American species common in more than 15 estuary and large river systems along the Atlantic seaboard. 2. 3. [U.S. Lateral plates behind the dorsal fin usually number 27 to 32, dorsal plates 15 to 21, and plates between the anal fin base and the caudal peduncle seven or eight. Get this from a library! Facts Summary: The Alabama Sturgeon ( Scaphirhynchus suttkusi ) is a species of concern belonging in the species group "fishes" and found in the following area(s): Alabama, Mississippi. Critical habitat for Alabama Sturgeon (fact sheet). Fish and Wildlife Service. Decades ago, the … The endangered Alabama sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus suttkusi) was described from only 32 specimens collected in the Alabama and Tombigbee rivers. Yangtze Sturgeon (Acipenser dabryanu) is a species rampant in China's Yangtze River. Lake or Rock Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvenscen) is a North American temperate freshwater fish species. Adult Alabama sturgeons can grow to 3 feet in total length and weigh up to 3 pounds. 1. Only six of these sturgeons have been collected in the lower 134 miles of the Alabama River in the past 15 years. Siberian Sturgeon(Acipenser baerii) are common in the Lena River regions of Siberia. The Alabama sturgeon swims upstream to spawn, releasing its larvae to drift downstream as they develop. 5. Alabama sturgeon were once so common that scientists believed they were simply the young of another, much larger sturgeon species, the Gulf sturgeon. 4. The U.S. FWS's Threatened & Endangered Species System track information about listed species in the United States