Stur"geon (?), n. [F. esturgeon,
LL. sturio, sturgio, OHG. sturjo, G.
stör; akin to AS. styria, styriga.]
(Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of large
cartilaginous ganoid fishes belonging to Acipenser and allied
genera of the family Acipenseridæ. They run up rivers to
spawn, and are common on the coasts and in the large rivers and lakes
of North America, Europe, and Asia. Caviare is prepared from the roe,
and isinglass from the air bladder.
&fist; The common North American species are Acipenser
sturio of the Atlantic coast region, A. transmontanus of
the Pacific coast, and A. rubicundus of the Mississippi River
and its tributaries. In Europe, the common species is Acipenser
sturio, and other well-known species are the sterlet and the huso.
The sturgeons are included in the order Chondrostei. Their body is
partially covered by five rows of large, carinated, bony plates, of
which one row runs along the back. The tail is heterocercal. The
toothless and protrusile mouth is beneath the head, and has four
barbels in front.
Shovel-nosed sturgeon. (Zoöl.)
See Shovelnose (d).
Stur"geon (?), n. [F. esturgeon,
LL. sturio, sturgio, OHG. sturjo, G.
stör; akin to AS. styria, styriga.]
(Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of large
cartilaginous ganoid fishes belonging to Acipenser and allied
genera of the family Acipenseridæ. They run up rivers to
spawn, and are common on the coasts and in the large rivers and lakes
of North America, Europe, and Asia. Caviare is prepared from the roe,
and isinglass from the air bladder.
&fist; The common North American species are Acipenser
sturio of the Atlantic coast region, A. transmontanus of
the Pacific coast, and A. rubicundus of the Mississippi River
and its tributaries. In Europe, the common species is Acipenser
sturio, and other well-known species are the sterlet and the huso.
The sturgeons are included in the order Chondrostei. Their body is
partially covered by five rows of large, carinated, bony plates, of
which one row runs along the back. The tail is heterocercal. The
toothless and protrusile mouth is beneath the head, and has four
barbels in front.
Shovel-nosed sturgeon. (Zoöl.)
See Shovelnose (d).
