12-22-2016

Acipenser transmontanus

Acipenser transmontanus NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.White sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) is a species of sturgeon in the family Acipenseridae of the order Acipenseriformes. They are an anadromous fish species ranging in the Eastern Pacific; from the Gulf of Alaska to Monterey, California. However, some are landlocked in the Columbia River Drainage, Montana, and Lake Shasta in California, with reported sightings in northern Baja California, Mexico.Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Acipenseriformes (Sturgeons and paddlefishes) > Acipenseridae (Sturgeons) > Acipenserinae Etymology: : Latin, = sturgeon, 1853 (Ref. 45335); transmontanus: The specific name is derived from the Latin acipenser (sturgeon), trans (beyond), and montanus (mountain) (Ref. 27436).More on author: Richardson.

Detailed information

Full Name: White sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)

Where found: U.S.A. (ID, MT), Canada (B.C.), (Kootenai R. system)

Critical Habitat:N/A

Species Group:Fishes

Current listing status

Status	Date Listed	Lead Region	Where Listed
Endangered	09/06/1994	Pacific Region (Region 1)	U.S.A. (ID, MT), Canada (B.C.), (Kootenai R. system)

States/US Territories in which the White sturgeon, U.S.A. (ID, MT), Canada (B.C.), Kootenai R. system is known to or is believed to occur: Idaho , Montana
US Counties in which the White sturgeon, U.S.A. (ID, MT), Canada (B.C.), Kootenai R. system is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Countries in which the the White sturgeon, U.S.A. (ID, MT), Canada (B.C.), Kootenai R. system is known to occur: Canada

Federal register documents

Date	Citation Page	Title
07/23/2014	79 FR 42687 42696	Marine and Anadromous Taxa: Additions, Removal, Updates,and Corrections to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
04/08/2010	75 FR 17947 17950	5-Year Status Reviews of 69 Species in Idaho, Washington, Hawaii, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
07/09/2008	73 FR 39506 39523	Critical Habitat Revised Designation for the Kootenai River Population of the White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus): Final rule.
02/08/2006	71 FR 6383 6396	Critical Habitat Designation for the Kootenai River Population of the White Sturgeon: Interim rule.
09/06/2001	66 FR 46548 46561	Final Designation of Critical Habitat for the Kootenai River Population of the White Sturgeon
04/26/2001	66 FR 20962 20964	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Reopening of Public Comment Period and Notice of Availability of Draft Economic Analysis for Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for the Kootenai River Population of White Sturgeon
12/21/2000	65 FR 80698 80708	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for the Kootenai River Population of the White Sturgeon
09/06/1994	59 FR 45989 46002	ETWP; Determination of Endangered Status for the Kootenai River Population of the White Sturgeon
07/07/1993	58 FR 36379 36388	ETWP; Proposed Endangered Status for the Kootenai River Population of the White Sturgeon
04/14/1993	58 FR 19401 19402	ETWP; 90-Day Finding for a Petition to List the Kootenai River Population of the White Sturgeon

Recovery

To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab

Date	Title	Plan Action Status	Plan Status
09/30/1999	Recovery Plan for the Kootenai River Population of the White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)	View Implementation Progress	Final

Date	Title	Plan Action Status	Plan Status
09/30/1999	Recovery Plan for the Kootenai River Population of the White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)	View Implementation Progress	Final

Date	Citation Page	Title	Document Type
04/08/2010	75 FR 17947 17950	5-Year Status Reviews of 69 Species in Idaho, Washington, Hawaii, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands	Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
04/26/2001	66 FR 20962 20964	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Reopening of Public Comment Period and Notice of Availability of Draft Economic Analysis for Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for the Kootenai River Population of White Sturgeon	Notice Doc. Availability Notice Reopen Comment