Lake Sturgeon

Acipenser fulvescens

Up to 108 in.

Up to 120 lbs.

Short, blunt snout; long body; olive or gray on top, gray on sides and bottom; no scales; 3 rows bony plates same color as skin; anal fin origin well behind dorsal fin origin; long upper lobe on tail

MN State Record

Weight: 94 lbs 4 ozLength: 70 in.Girth: 26.5 in.Place: Kettle River
County: PineCaught: 9/5/1994