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white sturgeon

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noun

  1. a dark gray sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus, inhabiting marine and fresh waters along the northwestern coast of North America, valued as a food and sport fish.


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Native fish that are increasingly threatened include the finger-sized Delta smelt and white sturgeon, the largest freshwater fish in North America, which can reach more than 10 feet long.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 29, 2026

Island Creek Oysters offers quite the selection, including kaluga, white sturgeon, Siberian, and osetra varieties.

From Salon Dec. 4, 2025

The animals lost included green and white sturgeon, one at least 20 years old, and endangered Chinook salmon.

From Science Magazine Aug. 17, 2022

The chlorine damaged the sensitive gills and skin of the center’s various fish species, which included green and white sturgeon and Chinook salmon, which is endangered.

From New York Times Aug. 15, 2022

And in every tavern like that you will find salted white sturgeon with horse radish.

From Note-Book of Anton Chekhov by Woolf, Leonard

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