One of 17 sturgeon species belonging to the Acipenser genus, Chinese sturgeons have a sharklike form, with large pectoral fins, a rounded snout, and rows of pronounced ridges running the length of ...

These organs, called barbels, help the fish to locate bottom-dwelling prey, such as snails, mussels, clams, crayfish, insect larvae, and fish eggs. Also known as the rock sturgeon, the lake ...