Scaphirhynchus platorynchus

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Scaphirhynchus_platorynchus
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:species
gptkbp:commercialUse fishing bait
caviar production
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:shovelnose_sturgeon
gptkbp:conservationStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:John_Richardson
gptkbp:describedYear 1836
gptkbp:diet invertebrates
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Arkansas_River
gptkb:Missouri_River
gptkb:Ohio_River
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:eggColor up to 50,000 eggs per female
gptkbp:family gptkb:Acipenseridae
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Scaphirhynchus
gptkbp:habitat freshwater
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
gptkbp:IUCNStatus LC
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifespan up to 14 years
gptkbp:maximumLength 80 cm
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 2.9 kg
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Mississippi_River_Basin
gptkbp:notableFeature bony scutes
long, shovel-shaped snout
gptkbp:order gptkb:Acipenseriformes
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:reproduction spawns in spring
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:species
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:shovelnose_sturgeon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7