Shovelnose Sturgeon

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Shovelnose SturgeonScientific Name: Scaphirhynchus platorynchusCategory: FishSubcategory: AcipenseriformesSize: Total length: 20–30 in (50–75 cm); Maximum record: 39 in (100 cm)Weight: 2.0–5.5 lb (0.9–2.5 kg); smallest freshwater sturgeon in...

River Carpsucker

AT A GLANCECommon Name: River CarpsuckerScientific Name: Carpiodes carpioCategory: FishSubcategory: Ray-finned FishSize: Total length 30 to 45 cm (12 to 18 in); maximum recorded up to 64 cm (25 in)Weight: 1 to 3.5 kg (2.2 to 7.7 lb); record up to 7.7 kg (17...

Black Buffalo

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Black BuffaloScientific Name: Ictiobus nigerCategory: FishSubcategory: Ray-finned FishSize: Total length 45 to 70 cm (18 to 28 in); maximum recorded up to 123 cm (48 in)Weight: 3 to 12 kg (6.6 to 26 lb); maximum up to 28 kg (62 lb)Lifespan: 20...

Smallmouth Buffalo

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Smallmouth BuffaloScientific Name: Ictiobus bubalusCategory: FishSubcategory: Ray-finned FishSize: Total length 40 to 60 cm (16 to 24 in); can reach over 90 cm (35 in)Weight: 3 to 10 kg (6.6 to 22 lb); record up to 37 kg (82 lb)Lifespan: 20 to...

Sauger

AT A GLANCECommon Name: SaugerScientific Name: Sander canadensisCategory: FishSubcategory: Ray-finned FishSize: Total length 30 to 50 cm (12 to 20 in); maximum up to 76 cm (30 in)Weight: 0.4 to 1.8 kg (0.9 to 4.0 lb); maximum recorded 3.96 kg (8.75 lb)Lifespan: 7 to...