shovelhead sturgeon References shovelhead sturgeon fish Ask Anything Homework Help Also known as: Scaphirhynchus, shovelnose sturgeon Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: chondrostean/ DistributionThe shovelnose sturgeons (genus Scaphirhynchus) occur in the Mississippi drainage system of North America. The Aral Sea shovelnose sturgeons (Pseudoscaphirhynchus) are found in rivers that drain into the Aral Sea in Asia. Read MoreThe shovelnose sturgeons (genus Scaphirhynchus) occur in the Mississippi drainage system of North America. The Aral Sea shovelnose sturgeons (Pseudoscaphirhynchus) are found in rivers that drain into the Aral Sea in Asia. Read Moresturgeon/ Distribution…Acipenseridae also includes the genus Scaphirhynchus, the shovelhead, or shovelnose, sturgeon, with three species distinguished by their long, broad, flat snouts. These fishes inhabit the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Read More…Acipenseridae also includes the genus Scaphirhynchus, the shovelhead, or shovelnose, sturgeon, with three species distinguished by their long, broad, flat snouts. These fishes inhabit the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Read More