Sturgeon Species
To make it a little easier to follow I have split each species up onto a separate page, this allows me to go into a bit more detail for each one, and it will be quicker for me to add new species as and when I get time.
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Taxonomy
In currently accepted taxonomy, the Acipenseridae (sturgeons) family is subdivided into two subfamilies, Acipenserinae, including the genera Acipenser and Huso, and Scaphirhynchinae, including the genera Scaphirhynchus and Pseudosaphirhynchus. The Polyodontidae (Paddlefishes) family consists of two genera, Polyodon and Psephurus, each of which contains just one species.
Kingdom: Animalia (animals)
Phylum: Chordata (chordates)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
Superclass: Osteichthyes (bony fishes)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Subclass: Chondrostei (paddlefishes, sturgeons)
Order: Acipenseriformes (paddlefishes, spoonfishes, sturgeons)
Suborder: Acipenseroidei
Family: Acipenseridae (sturgeons)
Subamily: Acipenserinae
Genus: Acipenser
Species: Acipenser baerii
Species: Acipenser brevirostrum
Species: Acipenser dabryanus
Species: Acipenser fulvenscens
Species: Acipenser gueldenstaedtii
Species: Acipenser medirostris
Species: Acipenser mikadoi
Species: Acipenser naccarii
Species: Acipenser nudiventris
Species: Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi
Species: Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus
Species: Acipenser persicus
Species: Acipenser ruthenus
Species: Acipenser schrenckii
Species: Acipenser sinensis
Species: Acipenser stellatus
Species: Acipenser sturio
Species: Acipenser transmontanus
Genus: Huso
Species: Huso dauricus
Species: Huso huso
Subamily: Scaphirhynchinae
Genus: Pseudoscaphirhynchus
Species: Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi
Species: Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni
Species: Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni
Genus: Scaphirhynchus
Species: Scaphirhynchus albus
Species: Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
Species: Scaphirhynchus suttkusi
Family: Polyodontidae (Paddlefishes)
Genus: Polyodon
Species: Polyodon spathula
Genus: Psephurus
Species: Psephurus gladius
Written by Terry White, Karen Paul & Graham Quick
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