Shovelnose Sturgeon

Scaphirhynchus platorynchus

Up to 36 in.

Up to 7 lbs.

Flat spade-like snout; no scales; 5 rows bony plates along body; olive or yellow-green on top, white on bottom; long upper lobe on tail

MN State Record

Weight: 6 lbs 7 ozLength: 33 in.Girth: 13.75 in.Place: Mississippi River near Red Wing
County: GoodhueCaught: 2/19/2012