#acipenseridae

[herpsandbirds]

Gulf Sturgeon (Acipenser desotoi), Acipenseridae, order Acipenseriformes, found in the Gulf of Mexico and rivers that drain into it, from FL to LA, USA

ENDANGERED.

People love the sturgeon. They admire the sturgeon.

photograph by Ryan Hagerty

[zenikiatareal]

Everyone!!! Look at my beautiful sturgeon cake my mom got me from the local bakery!!!

(Missing the dorsal fin but I don’t really care since look how awesome it is holy moly!!)

[drpallid]

(More sturgeon pics from my trip coming soon!!)

[acarinarium]

Do you ever just think about sturddlefish? I do

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

Sturgeon, they are very neat and they feel very smooth but leathery too

I'll pick a random species!

Have you seen the starry sturgeon (Huso stellatus)?

I have now

Yes, in photos/videos

Yes, irl

I'm not sure

Voting ended onDec 15, 2025

The first photo is thanks to Aleksandar on Inaturalist. Critically endangered due to overfishing.

[sturgeonposting]

Hello!

Welcome to sturgeonposting. I’m sturgeonposting. My pronouns are they/them. I’m 23. I have autism.

This is my blog where I post about sturgeon fish, which are my special interest.

For sturgeon facts, go to [#sturgeon facts]

For information on a specific sturgeon, search the scientific name as I tag all my posts with scientific names. Some species have multiple common names.

For sturgeon-only content, block/ filter [#not sturgeon???] (I post about my fish tank, and occasionally about other fish i like. you can try to kill me for this but you will fail.)

I tag [#tw fish as food] if I’m talking about fish as food or [#tw food] in general cause I got an eating disorder

I am a musician by trade and sometimes I post my fishy songs for fishy freaks. You can find them under [#my music] if you feel so inclined

This is sturgeonposting. There are sturgeon here. I do not want to hear about how you dislike sturgeon. Please go away. I don’t need you to tell me that you think something I love is ugly. (I also don't want to hear about how much you love caviar.)

Feel free to request a specific sturgeon species in my asks, or to ask any questions you may have about sturgeon fish. You can also just shoot me an ask about anything and I’ll most likely answer it. I especially love receiving pictures of sturgeon, if you’ve taken any.

I struggle with a few chronic illnesses and general states of unwellness, which sometimes causes me to disappear from tumblr for various unpredictable amounts of time, but I promise I will always return eventually to gab about sturgeon fish.

You can check out my Etsy at The Starry Sturgeon! I sell patches, plushies, beaded jewelry, and other sturgeon-themed goods. Everything is handmade and most of it is created using secondhand, hand-me-down, or vintage materials. It’s just me in my bedroom trying to make some extra money to help with living expenses. Pricing is always negotiable and I am also open to trades. DM me!

Thanks for visiting sturgeonposting and happy sturgeonposting. This has been sturgeonposting.

P.S. I also have a side blog called @shuttletatted where i reblog fibre art and occasionally post my own fibre stuff (sewing, lace making, embroidery, and beading)

P.P.S. I have a second side blog called @marrowsucker which is where I put personal stuff if you’re interested in knowing the sturgeon behind the posting

[magpine]

making some posters for wheatpasting

can a poster convince you to love a beetle? hope so. ID in alt text

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

The sturgeon's name is quite appropriate; it loosely translates to 'stirrer'. These species have poor eyesight, and instead find food by feeling through the mud with their sensitive snouts and whisker-like barbels.

(Image: A group of Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus) by Ryan Hagerty)

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