The sturgeon is a rather rare fish in the world of lakes, and was probably the subject of ancient tales. The sturgeon’s history is rich—so rich that its ancestors lived even before the dawn of the dinosaurs. The first sturgeons appeared many millions of years ago, and modern sturgeons still retain prehistoric features.
For example, instead of scales, sturgeons are covered in bony plates—a throwback to the armoured fish of antiquity!
This guy is so cool that he sees no point in hiding it. The sturgeon is also called the whiskered torpedo because of the luxurious “hair” on the end of its snout.