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The largest freshwater fish in North America, white sturgeon can reach six metres (19 feet), weigh 800 kilograms (1,800 pounds) and live for more than a century. The upper Columbia River population is genetically distinct from sturgeon in the nearby Kootenay River system, thus providing regional biodiversity. This species is also culturally important to area tribes and First Nations.
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