USGS · 70207769
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P. E. Bourgeois, V. J. Sclafani, J.K. Summers, S. C. Robb, Beth A. Vairin. 1998. Think before you sample data!. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70207769
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With a flattened snout, long slender tail and rows of bony plates lining its body, the pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) has a unique, almost pre-historic, appearance. This endangered fish is native to the muddy, free-flowing waters of the Missouri River.
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