Critical habitat map for the Gulf sturgeon, 2003Gulf sturgeon jumping on the Suwannee River, Florida. Large jumping sturgeons can inflict serious injuries to humans who get in the way.
The Gulf sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi) is a subspecies of sturgeon that lives in the Gulf of Mexico and some rivers draining into it. The Gulf sturgeon was first recognized as a separate subspecies in 1955. The nominate subspecies is the Atlantic sturgeon, A. o. oxyrinchus.[5] The Gulf sturgeon is listed as threatened under the United States Endangered Species Act, having been listed in 1991.[2][3] Critical habitat, reflecting the range of the subspecies deemed essential for its continued survival, has been designated (see map).[6] The historical range is thought to have been from the Suwannee River on the western coast of Florida to the Mississippi River, and marine waters of the central and eastern portions of the Gulf of Mexico. Three sturgeon species in genus Scaphirhynchus share river territory with the Gulf sturgeon; none of the other sturgeon species is anadromous.[7]
^Fox, D.; Bolden, S.K.; Kreiser, B. (2022). "Acipenser oxyrinchus ssp. desotoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T242A50119604. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T242A50119604.en. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
^ ab"Gulf sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus (=oxyrhynchus) desotoi)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
^ abFish and Wildlife Service; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Status for the Gulf Sturgeon". Federal Register. 56 (189): 49653–49658. 56 FR 49653
^Ong, Tun-Liang; Joseph Stabile; Isaac Wirgin; John R. Waldman (1996-05-16). "Genetic Divergence between Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus and A. o. desotoi as Assessed by Mitochondrial DNA Sequencing Analysis". Copeia. 1996 (2). American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists: 464–469. doi:10.2307/1446867. JSTOR 1446867.
^Fish and Wildlife Research Institute. "Facts About Gulf Sturgeon". Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
^Fish and Wildlife Service; National Marine Fisheries Service (2003). "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Gulf Sturgeon" (PDF). Federal Register. 68 (53): 13370–13407. Retrieved 13 May 2023 – via govinfo.gov.
^U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (1995). Gulf Sturgeon Recovery Plan (PDF) (Report). Atlanta, Georgia: Southeast Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 13 May 2023 – via Environmental Conservation Online System.
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