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Where do lake sturgeons live in North America?
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Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) swimming along the seafloor of the Black Sea.
In North America, the lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) is primarily found within the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River valley, as well as in Canada.12
It is important to note that while the lake sturgeon is a freshwater species, it is part of the family Acipenseridae, which belongs to the subclass Chondrostei. Many other sturgeon species are anadromous, meaning they live in the ocean and only ascend rivers to spawn, but the lake sturgeon is specifically adapted to freshwater environments.2