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Definitions of sturgeon in various dictionaries:
noun - large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe
Any of various large, ganoid freshwater and marine fishes of the family Acipenseridae of the Northern Hemisphere, having edible flesh and valued as a source of caviar and isinglass.
noun - an edible fish
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Mmm... caviar:SO URGENT |
In addition to carp & herring, the sea is a major source of this caviar fish |
The air bladder of this Russian fish, also known as a beluga, provides a superior grade of isinglass used in making glue |
The Beluga type of this fish may weigh over 2,800 pounds |
(Emeril Lagasse reads.) Make the evening really special with a luxurious parfait prepared with champagne cream & caviar from this fish, historically associated with the Caspian Sea |
The source of the finest caviar, this fish is also good to fillet & saute |
Add a letter to surgeon & you'll net yourself this fish |
The valuable culinary substance seen here is produced by this 8-letter fish |
Sturgeon description |
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Sturgeon is the common name for the 27 species of fish belonging to the family Acipenseridae. Their evolution dates back to the Triassic some 245 to 208 million years ago. The family is grouped into four genera: Acipenser, Huso, Scaphirhynchus and Pseudoscaphirhynchus. Four species may now be extinct. Two closely related species, Polyodon spathula (paddlefish) and Psephurus gladius (Chinese paddlefish, possibly extinct) are of the same order, Acipenseriformes, but are in the family Polyodontidae and are not considered to be "true" sturgeons. Both sturgeons and paddlefish have been referred to as "primitive fishes" because their morphological characteristics have remained relatively unchanged since the earliest fossil record. Sturgeons are native to subtropical, temperate and sub-Arctic rivers, lakes and coastlines of Eurasia and North America.Sturgeons are long-lived, late-maturing fishes with distinctive characteristics, such as a heterocercal caudal fin similar to that of sharks, and |
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