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pallid sturgeon

pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) [state and federally endangered]
Photo © U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Features and Behaviors

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Illinois Range

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acipenseriformes
Family: Acipenseridae

Illinois Status: ​state and federally endangered, native

More information coming soon.