Sturgeons and Paddlefishes

Acipenseriformes · 2 species · 1 families

In Québec, the order Acipenseriformes brings together 2 species of fish, in 1 family. The stars? Atlantic Sturgeon and Lake Sturgeon, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 2 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  2. Capitale-Nationale2
  3. Estrie2
  4. Montréal2
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  6. Lanaudière2
  7. Laurentides2
  8. Montérégie2
  9. Centre-du-Québec2
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  11. Mauricie1
  12. Outaouais1
  13. Côte-Nord1
  14. Nord-du-Québec1
  15. Laval1