Lake Sturgeon

Acipenser fulvescens

Species code GS000495

General Status in Canada

Sensitive


Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Freshwater fishes
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The General Status ranks do not have legal weight. They are meant to identify the species that may be at risk in Canada.

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Common Names


English common name:

French common name:

YearEnglish common name French common name
2000Lake SturgeonEsturgeon jaune
2005Lake SturgeonEsturgeon jaune
2015
2020

Scientific Names


Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Actinopterygii

Class

Chondrostei

YearScientific nameFamilyOrder
2000Acipenser fulvescensAcipenseridaeAcipenseriformes
2005Acipenser fulvescensAcipenseridaeAcipenseriformes
2015Acipenser fulvescensAcipenseridaeAcipenseriformes
2020Acipenser fulvescensAcipenseridaeAcipenseriformes

Priority Score


This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks


YearRounded National RankDescription of the changeReason for changeNotes
2000Vulnerable
2005Vulnerable
2015Vulnerable
2020Vulnerable

Original Ranks:


Canada
2000Sensitive - 3
2005Sensitive - 3
2015Vulnerable - N3
2020Vulnerable - N3N4
Yukon
2000Not Present
2005Not Present
2015Not Present
2020Not Present
Northwest Territories
2000Not Present
2005Not Present
2015Not Present
2020Not Present
Nunavut
2000Not Present
2005Not Present
2015Not Present
2020Not Present
British Columbia
2000Not Present
2005Not Present
2015Not Present
2020Not Present
Alberta
2000Undetermined - 5
2005At Risk - 1
2015Critically Imperiled - S1S2
2020Critically Imperiled - S1S2
Saskatchewan
2000May Be At Risk - 2
2005At Risk - 1
2015Imperiled - S2
2020Imperiled - S2
Manitoba
2000May Be At Risk - 2
2005At Risk - 1
2015Imperiled - S2
2020Imperiled - S2
Ontario
2000Sensitive - 3
2005Sensitive - 3
2015Vulnerable - S3
2020Vulnerable - S3S4
Quebec
2000May Be At Risk - 2
2005Sensitive - 3
2015Vulnerable - S3
2020Vulnerable - S3S4
New Brunswick
2000Not Present
2005Not Present
2015Not Present
2020Not Present
Nova Scotia
2000Not Present
2005Not Present
2015Not Present
2020Not Present
Prince Edward Island
2000Not Present
2005Not Present
2015Not Present
2020Not Present
Newfoundland and Labrador
2000Not Present
2005Not Present
2015
2020
Labrador
2000
2005
2015Not Present
2020Not Present
Newfoundland
2000
2005
2015Not Present
2020Not Present
Pacific Ocean
2000Not Present
2005Not Present
2015Not Present
2020Not Present
Western Arctic Ocean
2000Not Present
2005Not Present
2015Not Present
2020Not Present
Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000Not Present
2005Not Present
2015Not Present
2020Unrankable - SU
Atlantic Ocean
2000Not Present
2005Not Present
2015Not Present
2020Not Present