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1. Adriatic Sturgeon (Acipenser naccarii)
The Adriatic Sturgeon is indigenous to the Adriatic Sea, Po River and its tributaries.
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/acipensernaccarii.php

2. Alabama Shovelnose Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus suttkusi)
The Alabama Shovelnose Sturgeon is indigenous to the Mobile River Basin of Alabama and Mississippi including the Mobile, Tensas, Tombigbee, Alabama, Black Warrior, Tallapoosa, Cahaba and Coosa rivers.
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/scaphirhynchussuttkusi.php

3. Alabama sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus suttkusi)
The Alabama sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus suttkusi) is a critically endangered species of sturgeon native to the United States of America and now only believed to exist in 130 miles (210 km) of the lower Alabama River.
http://www.pondlife.me.uk/sturgeons/alabama.php

4. Amu Darya Sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni)
The Amu Darya Sturgeon can be found in the Amu Darya River from the Pyandzh to the mouths and lower tributaries.
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/pseudoscaphirhynchuskaufmanni.php

5. Amur Sturgeon (Acipenser schrenckii)
The natural diet of the Amur Sturgeon includes aquatic insect larvae, crustaceans and small fishes.
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/acipenserschrenckii.php

6. Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus oxyrhynchus)
The Atlantic Sturgeon can be found in the western Atlantic; Hamilton River, Labrador and Newfoundland in Canada to northeastern Florida in the U.S.A.
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/acipenseroxyrhynchusoxyrhynchus.php

7. Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus oxyrhynchus)
The Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus oxyrhynchus) is a member of the Acipenseridae family and is among one of the oldest fish species in the world.
http://www.pondlife.me.uk/sturgeons/atlantic.php

8. Beluga (Great) Sturgeon (Huso huso)
This is the largest growing sturgeon species, a true monster fish, one of the largest fish found in freshwater in the modern day.
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/husohuso.php

9. Beluga Sturgeon (Huso huso)
This is the largest growing sturgeon species. More than 9m (29ft) and 1400kg has been recorded, although the average size in the wild is now only 57 kg due to excessive hunting for caviar. It grows very quickly and is only suitable for very large ponds. Skin colour is steel-blue to grey-black, with a slightly lighter ventral and white to cream bony scutes down the back.
http://www.sturgeon-web.co.uk/beluga.php

10. Beluga sturgeon (Huso huso)
The Beluga or European sturgeon (Huso huso) is a species of anadromous fish in the sturgeon family (Acipenseridae) of order Acipenseriformes. It is found primarily in the Caspian and Black Sea basins, and occasionally in the Adriatic Sea.
http://www.pondlife.me.uk/sturgeons/beluga.php

11. Chinese Paddlefish (Psephurus gladius)
The Chinese Paddlefish has a long pointed snout (rostrum) which is about 33% of the overall length of the fish.
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/psephurusgladius.php

12. Chinese Sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis)
The Chinese Sturgeon can be found in the northwest Pacific; Yellow Sea, East China Sea, Pearl River and Yangtze River in China and the Sagami Sea in Japan.
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/acipensersinensis.php

13. Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis)
The Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis) is a member of the family Acipenseridae and the order Acipenseriformes. The local name for this species of fish is Zhong Hua Xun.
http://www.pondlife.me.uk/sturgeons/chinese.php

14. Common Sturgeon (Acipenser sturio)
Eastern Atlantic; northeast Atlantic from Bay of Biscay to Scandinavia, northern coasts of the Mediterranean Sea, Morocco and the Black Sea, Iceland.
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/acipensersturio.php

15. Common sturgeon (Acipenser sturio)
The Common sturgeon (Acipenser sturio), also known as the Baltic sturgeon or European sea sturgeon, is a species of sturgeon found on most coasts of Europe. It is currently a critically endangered species.
http://www.pondlife.me.uk/sturgeons/common.php

16. Diamond Sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii)
Often sold as a hybrid but is a true species. It can reach 2.3m and 110kg in the wild but 1.25m and 15kg is nearer the mark in ponds. It grows very quickly, only second in growth rate to the Beluga. Very pretty when small but often loses its white pattern to become a grey/black colour. It is the most popular sturgeon seen for sale, but is not really suitable for small ponds; minimum pond should be 2000 gallons (9000 litres).
http://www.sturgeon-web.co.uk/diamond.php

17. Diamond Sturgeon (Russian/Goldspot) (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii)
Diamond sturgeons make excellent fish for the larger more extensive pond. They are very oxygen dependent and prefer over 6.5mg/ltr+ (if you have oxygen problems diamonds and Sterlets will struggle first).
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/acipensergueldenstaedtii.php

18. Dwarf Sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni)
The Dwarf Sturgeon is a potamodromous (freshwater only) species. Native to Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers.
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/pseudoscaphirhynchushermanni.php

19. Green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris)
North America; Aleutian Islands and the Gulf of Alaska to Ensenada, Mexico. The only known spawning grounds are in the Rogue River in Oregon, and the Klamath and Sacramento river systems in California.
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/acipensermedirostris.php

20. Green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris)
Sturgeons are among the largest and most ancient of cartilaginous fishes. They are placed, along with paddlefishes and numerous fossil groups, in the infraclass Chondrostei, which also contains the ancestors of all other bony fishes.
http://www.pondlife.me.uk/sturgeons/green.php

21. Gulf Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi)
estern Central Atlantic; Central and Eastern Gulf of Mexico from Waccasassa Bay, Florida to Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana and most major river systems from the Mississippi to the Suwannee.
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/acipenseroxyrinchusdesotoi.php

22. Gulf Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi)
The gulf sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi is a subspecies of sturgeon that lives in the Gulf of Mexico and some rivers draining into it. The gulf sturgeon was first recognized as a separate subspecies in 1955.
http://www.pondlife.me.uk/sturgeons/gulf.php

23. Hybrid Sturgeon
Hybrid sturgeons as with many animals are bred to get the best from both parents and hopefully leave the bad behind. A very common sturgeon hybrid is a Bester, which is a cross between a Beluga and a Sterlet. This hybrid offers the growth of the Beluga and the early age of sexual maturity from the Sterlet (the good) and it leaves behind the bad, the Beluga's cannibalistic tendencies and the slow growth and poor caviar of the Sterlet.
http://www.sturgeon-web.co.uk/hybrid.php

24. Kaluga Sturgeon (Huso dauricus)
There are four recognized populations of Kaluga: one in the estuary and coastal brackish waters of the Sea of Okhotsk and Sea of Japan; the second in the lower Amur; the third in the middle Amur and the fourth in the lower reaches of the Zeya and Bureya rivers.
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/husodauricus.php

25. Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)
North America; eastern Canada and USA; the St. Lawrence-Great Lakes basin from Quebec to Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois. Hudson Bay, James Bay, Saskatchewan River basins from Quebec to Alberta, and Mississippi River basin.
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/acipenserfulvescens.php

26. Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)
The lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) is a North American temperate freshwater fish, one of about 20 species of sturgeon.
http://www.pondlife.me.uk/sturgeons/lake.php

27. Paddle Fish (Polyodon spathula)
Has been seen for sale but is very rare and extremely difficult to keep. It is a filter feeder and almost impossible to keep alive in clear water. It needs very specialised conditions and this is beyond most fish keepers.
http://www.sturgeon-web.co.uk/paddle.php

28. Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)
The Paddlesfish has a long spoon-shaped snout (rostrum) which is about 30% of the overall length of the fish. The large mouth has huge gill rakers which are specialized for filter feeding. The shark-like body is grey with a deeply forked tail.
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/polyodonspathula.php

29. Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula), Chinese Paddlefish (Psephurus gladius)
Paddlefish (family Polyodontidae) are primitive Chondrostian ray-finned fishes. The paddlefish can be distinguished by its large mouth and its elongated snout called a rostrum (bill).
http://www.pondlife.me.uk/sturgeons/paddlefish.php

30. Pallid Sturgeon (Scaphirhnchus albus)
The Pallid Sturgeon is very rare and almost never seen for sale in the UK. This fish was sold a decade ago but in recent years none have been imported. The Pallid Sturgeon has become quite rare and it is now being reproduced in captivity to restock the rivers.
http://www.sturgeon-web.co.uk/pallid.php

31. Pallid Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus)
The Pallid Sturgeon is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The decline is primarily due to habitat modification, including dams on the Missouri River and extensive channelisation in the lower Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/scaphirhynchusalbus.php

32. Pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhnchus albus)
The pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) is an endangered species of ray-finned fish, endemic to the waters of the Missouri and lower Mississippi River basins of the United States.
http://www.pondlife.me.uk/sturgeons/pallid.php

33. Persian Sturgeon (Acipenser persicus)
The Persian Sturgeon is one of most important species for caviar production and is farmed extensively.
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/acipenserpersicus.php

34. Persian sturgeon (Acipenser persicus)
The Persian Sturgeon has an elongated, bulky body with a bluish tint. This type of sturgeon is endemic to the Caspian and Black Sea, but primarily resides in the Caspian Sea.
http://www.pondlife.me.uk/sturgeons/persian.php

35. Sakhalin sturgeon (Acipenser mikadoi)
Northwest Pacific; Sea of Japan to the Korean Peninsula and to the North of Hokkaido Island, Amur River and rivers of Sakhalin Island, mouths of small rivers of the Asian far east and Korean Peninsula.
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/acipensermikadoi.php

36. Ship Sturgeon (Acipenser nudiventris)
Europe and Asia; Caspian Sea, Black Sea, Sea of Azov, Kura River, Ural River, Sefidrud River, River Danube. Extinct in the Aral Sea.
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/acipensernudiventris.php

37. Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum)
The Shortnose Sturgeon is an anadromous species, living in marine and brackish waters and only moving to fresh water for spawning.
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/acipenserbrevirostrum.php

38. Shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum)
The shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) is a small North American sturgeon which can be found in 16 to 19 large river and estuary systems along the Atlantic seaboard from the Saint John River in New Brunswick, Canada, to the St. Johns River in Florida, United States.
http://www.pondlife.me.uk/sturgeons/shortnose.php

39. Shovelnose Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus)
North America; Mississippi and Missouri Rivers and parts of their larger tributaries including the lower Ohio River, sporadically in the lower Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers. Previously reported in the Mobile Bay drainage.
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/scaphirhynchusplatorynchus.php

40. Shovelnose sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus)
The Shovelnose sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) is the smallest species of freshwater sturgeon native to the United States of America. It is often called \'hackleback\', \'sand sturgeon\', or \'switchtail.\' Switchtail refers to the long filament found on the upper lobe of the caudal fin (often broken off as adults).
http://www.pondlife.me.uk/sturgeons/shovelnose.php

41. Siberian Sturgeon (Acipenser baerii)
Siberian sturgeon are the most common species seen for sale for the pond market as they grow very quickly initially and keep to a manageable size in garden ponds.
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/acipenserbaerii.php

42. Siberian Sturgeon (Acipenser baerii)
The Siberian is the most common species seen for sale, it is easier to breed than other species and it grows very quickly with very few health problems. Reaches a maximum length of 2m (6½ft) and 200kg in the wild. In ponds 1.2m and 15-20kg is about the maximum. This fish grows very quickly and will out grow the average pond.
http://www.sturgeon-web.co.uk/siberian.php

43. Starry sturgeon (Acipenser stellatus)
The Starry sturgeon (Acipenser stellatus), also known as Drakul and (Turkish) Uzun Burun (long nosed), is a species of sturgeons, living in the Black, Azov, and Caspian sea basins.
http://www.pondlife.me.uk/sturgeons/starry.php

44. Stellate (Star/Starry) Sturgeon (Acipenser stellatus)
The Stellate or Starry Sturgeon is very easy to recognise as the nose and head is up to a 1/4 of the total length of the fish,
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/acipenserstellatus.php

45. Stellate Sturgeon(Acipenser stellatus)
A very easy to recognise sturgeon as the nose/head is up to a 25% of the total length of the fish. With bluish to black skin and a white-cream ventral (underside) and very pronounced scutes (the bony plates on the skin) that are a yellowish-white colour. Better looking than Diamond sturgeon, and keeps its colour when older unlike the diamond.
http://www.sturgeon-web.co.uk/stellate.php

46. Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus)
The Sterlet is the sturgeon best suited for keeping in garden ponds as it is slower growing and has a smaller maximum size than other species available.
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/acipenserruthenus.php

47. Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus)
The sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus) is a common Eurasian species of sturgeon, one of the smaller species of sturgeon. It is a common domestic species in the UK and Europe and an angling species all over the world.
http://www.pondlife.me.uk/sturgeons/sterlet.php

48. Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus)
The Sterlet is probably the slowest growing and therefore the best species for the garden pond. It 'only' grows to 1.2m in the wild but usually 60-90 cm in the average pond. It is easy to distinguish from the Siberian sturgeon as it has white edge to the pectoral (front) fins. When young it also has a white line along the back and down both sides. While it is slow growing it one of the easiest sturgeon to keep, and is the most tolerant of pond 'problems'.
http://www.sturgeon-web.co.uk/sterlet.php

49. Sturgeon species
List of sturgeon species.
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/specieslist.php

50. Syr Darya Sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi)
Asia; Aral Sea tributary, Syr Darya River, Kara Darya River. The Syr Darya Sturgeon is a potamodromous (fresh and brackish water only) species.
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/pseudoscaphirhynchusfedtschenkoi.php

51. White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)
Eastern Pacific; Columbia-Snake and Sacramento-San Joaquin River basins, Kootenai River, Fraser River main stem from the estuary upstream at least as far as the Torpy River, Nechako River and Stuart River.
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/acipensertransmontanus.php

52. White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)
The white sturgeon population is well managed and it is an important fishing species, bringing in fishermen from all over the world. While often seen as unfair for the fish, fishing has brought about the cleaning up of rivers and re-introduction of fish populations where pollution has previously wiped them out. Sturgeon where once native to the UK but the industrial revolution soon put a stop to them!
http://www.sturgeon-web.co.uk/white.php

53. White sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)
The white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus, meaning \'sturgeon beyond the mountains\'), also known as the Pacific sturgeon, Oregon sturgeon, Columbia sturgeon, Sacramento sturgeon, and California white sturgeon, is a sturgeon (a fish of the family Acipenseridae) which lives along the west coast of North America from the Aleutian Islands to Central California.
http://www.pondlife.me.uk/sturgeons/white.php

54. Yangtze Sturgeon (Acipenser dabryanus)
Asia; restricted to the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River system, rarely seen below the Gezhouba Dam. The Yangtze Sturgeon is a potamodromous (freshwater only) species.
http://www.pond-life.me.uk/sturgeon/acipenserdabryanus.php