Courtesy of Geological Survey of Alabama
Alabama Sturgeon
The endangered Alabama sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus suttkusi) was described from only 32 specimens collected in the Alabama and Tombigbee rivers. Adult Alabama sturgeons can grow to 3 feet in total length and weigh up to 3 pounds. Only six of these sturgeons have been collected in the lower 134 miles of the Alabama River in the past 15 years.