Species library
Sturgeon, Gar and Ancient Fishes
Identification, range, life history, and the water temperatures each species actually wants — for 8 fish you can catch on the 164 waterways in this directory. Sourced to state conservation departments and federal agencies, and cited on every page.
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No species listed for Texas yet. The library grows with the directory — as soon as a water there is listed, the fish it holds show up here. Browse waters by state.
Sturgeon, Gar and Ancient Fishes 1
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Alligator Gar
Atractosteus spatula1 water
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Bowfin
Amia calva2 waters
- Photo needed Green Sturgeon Acipenser medirostris1 water
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Lake Sturgeon
Acipenser fulvescens4 waters
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Longnose Gar
Lepisosteus osseus2 waters
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Paddlefish
Polyodon spathula1 water
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Shovelnose Sturgeon
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus2 waters
- Photo needed White Sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus1 water
Species accounts are compiled from state fish and wildlife agencies, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, NOAA Fisheries, and NatureServe, and every page carries its own references. Illustrations are public-domain federal artwork, credited on each page. We link to fishing regulations and never restate them. All data sources.