White sturgeon: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the white sturgeon lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Acipenser transmontanus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Acipenseriformes
Family	Acipenseridae

Where does the white sturgeon live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the white sturgeon in 2 countries and territories across North America. In United States it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Canada
United States (introduced)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the white sturgeon endangered?

The white sturgeon’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the white sturgeon?

The white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Acipenseriformes and the family Acipenseridae, genus Acipenser. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the white sturgeon

White sturgeon (Sinosturio transmontanus) is a species of sturgeon in the family Acipenseridae of the order Acipenseriformes. They are an anadromous (migratory) fish species ranging in the Eastern Pacific; from the Gulf of Alaska to Monterey, California. However, some are landlocked in British Columbia, the Fraser River and Columbia River, Montana, Snake River, and Clearwater River in Idaho, and Lake Shasta in California, with reported sightings in northern Baja California, Mexico.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article White sturgeon (revision 1368175713), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q592876 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).