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How does a sturgeonās snout change as the fish ages?
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Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) swimming along the seafloor of the Black Sea.
As a sturgeon ages, the physical form of its snout undergoes a noticeable change, becoming more blunt and abbreviated.1