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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Chondrostei
Order:
Acipenseriformes
Family:
Acipenseridae
Subfamily:
Acipenserinae
Genus:
Acipenser
Species:
oxyrinchus
Common:
Atlantic sturgeon
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Freshwater
Brackish water
Marine
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Regions:
Atlantic, Northeast
Atlantic, Northwest
Atlantic, Western Central
Europe - Inland Waters
North America - Inland Waters
Sulak, K. J., Edwards, R. E., Hill, G. W., Randall, M. T. 2002. Why Do Sturgeons Jump? Insights from Acoustic investigations of the Gulf Sturgeon in the Suwannee River, Florida, USA. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 18(4-6): 617-620.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Rountree, R. A., Bolgan, M., Juanes, F. 2019. How Can We Understand Freshwater Soundscapes without Fish Sound Descriptions? Fisheries Magazine, 44(3): 137-143.