White Sturgeon
OrderAcipenseriformes
FamilyAcipenseridae
HabitatRivers & Coastal
RangeN. Pacific
Max Length360 cm
Max Weight800 kg
DietCarnivore
About the White Sturgeon
The largest freshwater fish in North America at up to 6 meters. Can live over 100 years. virtually unchanged for 175 million years — true living dinosaurs. Have no bones — their skeleton is cartilage. Their eggs (caviar) are among the most expensive foods.