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The barbels are used to taste and feel it's food to see if it is suitable for eating. It is an omnivore, or an animal that eats just about anything. It's diet can range from clams to small fish to eels to crustaceans.

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How many whiskers a lake sturgeon have?

4


When was Lake sturgeon created?

Lake sturgeon was created in 1817.


Are their sturgeon in lake Wawasee?

What is the scientific name for the lake sturgeon


What are lake sturgeon eggs used for?

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What is the difference between a muskellunge and a Lake Sturgeon?

Muskies (Esox masquinongy)and Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)are differentspeciesall together. A detailed comparison is not really required.


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The best places are Rainy River and Lake of the Woods. Minnesota allows anglers to catch only one lake sturgeon per calendar year (you need both a Minnesota fishing license and a sturgeon tag to legally harvest a lake sturgeon). There are two seasons, April 24 - May 7 and July 1 to September 30.


What lives in a lake biome?

There are fish (sturgeon, pike and salmon)


Do sturgeon live in the sea or ocean?

sturgeon can live in a sea such as the Caspian sea(which is truly a lake) but also live in gulfs and streams


What is a Sturgeon?

Sturgeon are large freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae.The sturgeon is a prehistoric bottom-feeding fish that lives 100 years or longer. Lake Winnebago in Wisconsin has a self sustaining sturgeon population; it is a part of a huge lake and river system that sturgeon reproduce in.The various species in the northern hemisphere are prized because of their unlaid eggs, which are removed and made into the food delicacy called caviar.


What is the name of the landlocked sea where sturgeon are known for their caviar?

Lake Baikal .


Do sturgeon live in the lake or sea?

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What was the biggest fish ever caught in lake superior?

The largest lake sturgeon ever caught in Lake Superior was in 1922 by Lapointe Fisheries in Batchewana Bay. It was seven feet, eleven inches long and weighed 310 pounds.