Atlantic Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrhinchus Mitchill, 1815G3 (Globally rare/local)  -  Endangered (Federal)  -  Endangered (MD)  -  S1 (Highly state rare)    Synonyms: Acipenser oxyrhinchus.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Actinopterygii   >   Order Acipenseriformes   >   Family Acipenseridae   >   Genus Acipenser   

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An Atlantic Sturgeon washed up on the beach at Assateague Island National Seashore in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/14/2016). Photo by Allen Sklar. (MBP list)

Atlantic Sturgeon at the Horn Point Laboratory in Dorchester Co., Maryland (3/27/2015). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

An Atlantic Sturgeon at the Horn Point Laboratory in Dorchester Co., Maryland (3/27/2015). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

An Atlantic Sturgeon at the Horn Point Laboratory in Dorchester Co., Maryland (3/27/2015). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

An Atlantic Sturgeon at the Horn Point Laboratory in Dorchester Co., Maryland (3/27/2015). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

An Atlantic Sturgeon at the Horn Point Laboratory in Dorchester Co., Maryland (3/27/2015). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

An Atlantic Sturgeon at the Horn Point Laboratory in Dorchester Co., Maryland (3/27/2015). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

Atlantic Sturgeon at the Horn Point Laboratory in Dorchester Co., Maryland (3/27/2015). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)


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