APA: qʷta:yθən
Definition: sturgeon
Scientific name: [Acipenser medirostris Ayres (green sturgeon) and/or A. transmontanus Richardson (white sturgeon)]
Ethnobiology: Sturgeons are large, primitive slow-swimming fishes that live primarily in murky waters. They use their barbels, or “whiskers”, to locate food on the bottom. Both green sturgeons and white sturgeons are found in this area, but the green sturgeon is seldom seen. Some sturgeons have been known to reach 1,800 pounds in weight and be 20 feet long.