1. Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi
Gulf Sturgeon
Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi

2. SIZE *strugeons are long,lived fish *max. 8 ft *over 200 pounds
*females are larger than males
*they can live 70 years

3. *eat primary invertebrates
What it eats:
* bottom eaters
*eat primary invertebrates
*brachiopods
*insects
*larvae
*mollusks
*worms
*crustaceans

4. Tracks
*There are no tracks
*Side Swimmer

5. How many are left: *the population is unknown
*people don't know if the trend is
increasing or decreasing in number
*they have been listed endangered since
September 30, 1991

6. Location
Rivers/creeks:Mobile River, Tensaw River, Alabama River below Claiborne Dam,
Tombigbee River below Coffeeville Dam
countries: Baldwin, Mobile, Clarke,
Monroe, Choctaw, Washington

7. Reproduction *Females migrate up river to the Geneva, Alabama area
*Requires 9 to 12 years to reproduce
*A 100 lbs female can have 500,00 eggs

8. Bibliography *www.library.thinkquest. org/19689/data/fish/
gulf_sturgeon_frame.html
*Animal Packet *
wildlife/gcsn1.html