Scientific Name
Acipenser fulvescens
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque, 1817
Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Lake sturgeon
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Subphylum | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
Superclass | Actinopterygii |
Class | Chondrostei |
Order | Acipenseriformes |
Suborder | Acipenseroidei |
Family | Acipenseridae |
Subfamily | Acipenserinae |
Genus | Acipenser |
Species | Acipenser fulvescens |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Kelly and Price 1979
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Kelly and Price 1979
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Rare in Lake Michigan.; Data Source: Kelly and Price 1979
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
D M Loope
Created Date
11/5/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Leah Kainulainen
Last Modified Date
8/25/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Found in Lake Michigan., Park Species Data Source: Kelly, T. M. and B. Price. 1979. Fishes of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore - Final report. Report to the agency. 30 pp + appendix.
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