Official Nebraska Government Website
    NEBRASKA GAME AND PARKS COMMISSION Tuesday, February 09, 2010    
  Wildlife Fishing Hunting State Parks Boating
NGPC Homepage
HOME
NEBRASKAland Magazine
  Wildlife Hunting State Parks Boating
home >> fishing >> guides >> fish identification guide    
 
Fish ID Guide

  Fishes of Nebraska


Pallid Sturgeon
Scaphirhynchus albus
  • Endangered species, illegal to possess
  • Base of barbels "U" shaped, inner two set out in front
  • Outer barbels twice as long as inner barbels
  • Appears to have a longer snout than the shovelnose because barbels are located one-third di Family: Sturgeon
    Type: Endangered Fish


Top
    NEBRASKA GAME AND PARKS COMMISSION
2200 N. 33rd St., Lincoln, NE 68503 • (402) 471-0641 •

State of Nebraska Home Page SSL
Begin Search