Veterinarian: Creature that washed up on beach is a sturgeon fish | News
FOLLY BEACH, SC (WCSC)- A South Carolina Aquarium veterinarian says that a creature that reportedly washed up on Folly Beach is a sturgeon fish.
The sturgeon is one of the oldest families of bony fish in existence. According to Wikipedia, the sturgeons are native to subtropical, temperate and sub-Arctic rivers, lakes and coastlines of Eurasia and North America.
They are distinctive for their elongated bodies, lack of scales and occasional great size.
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