Did Ja Know?

February 2007

by Sea Grant Staff

Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) take a long time to reach sexual maturity. Females don’t mate until they are between 14 and 33 years old; males when they are between 8 and 12 years old.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Great Lakes Sturgeon Web Site.

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