Family Acipenseridae - Sturgeons
  Order
:
Acipenseridae
  Class
:
Chondrostei
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 4 | Species : 25 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : Yes | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
  Division
:
Peripheral/diadromous
  Aquarium
:
some
  First Fossil Record
:
upper   Cretaceous    
Ref..   Berg, L.S. 1958
  Remark
:
Cold to temperate waters of the Northern Hemisphere. Anadromous or restricted to freshwater. Body with 5 rows of scutes. Mouth inferior and protractile. Four barbels anterior to mouth. Less than 50 gill rakers. Adults toothless. Large swim bladder. Attain 4.2 m or longer. Important for their meat and roe. Nearly all species are endangered or threatened.
  Etymology
:
  Reproductive guild
:
nonguarders
  Typical activity level
:
sluggish
  Main Ref.
:
  Coordinator
:
  Deep Fin Classification
:
Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Chondrostei | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Acipenseriformes | | | Acipenseridae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Acipenseridae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Acipenserinae
Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758
acceptedseniororiginal
! Accipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
! Acipenser stureio Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
! Arcipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Sturio vulgaris Rafinesque, 1810
synonymjuniororiginal
Accipenser attilus Rafinesque, 1820
ambiguousotheroriginal
Acipenser latirostris Parnell, 1831-37
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser hospitus Krøyer, 1852
synonymjuniororiginal
ambiguousotheroriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser yarrellii Duméril, 1867
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser milberti Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser fitzingerii Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
! Acipenser fitzingeri Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser ducissae Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser nehelae Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser podapos Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser valenciennii Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser laevissimus Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser europaeus Brusina, 1902
synonymotheroriginal
Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758
acceptedseniororiginal
! Acipenser ruthensis Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Acipenser koster Gmelin, 1789
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Acipenser pygmaeus Pallas, 1814
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser kostera Fitzinger, 1832
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser marsiglii Brandt, 1833
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser kamensis Lovetsky, 1834
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser gmelini Fitzinger, 1836
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser aleutensis Fitzinger, 1836
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Acipenser dubius Heckel, 1836
synonymotheroriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser kankreni Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser lovetzkyi Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser jeniscensis Herzenstein, 1895
synonymotheroriginal
! Acipenser jenisensis Herzenstein, 1895
synonymotheroriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymotheroriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymotheroriginal
Acipenser ruthenicus Brusina, 1902
ambiguousotheroriginal
Acipenser sterlet Brusina, 1902
ambiguousotheroriginal
synonymotheroriginal
synonymotheroriginal
ambiguousotheroriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser stellatus Pallas, 1771
acceptedseniororiginal
Acipenser seuruga Bonnaterre, 1788
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser helops Pallas, 1814
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser rostratus Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833
ambiguousotheroriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815
acceptedseniororiginal
! Acipenser oxyrhynchus Mitchill, 1814
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
Sturio accipenser Strøm, 1784
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser lichtensteinii Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser lecontei Duméril, 1867
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser hallowellii Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser kennicottii Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser girardi Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser macrorhinus Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser bairdii Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser holbrookii Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque, 1817
acceptedseniororiginal
! Accipenser fulvescens Rafinesque, 1817
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
! Acipenser brevirostris Lesueur, 1818
synonymseniororiginal
Acipenser nudiventris Lovetsky, 1828
acceptedseniororiginal
! Acipenser nudivenris Lovetsky, 1828
synonymseniororiginal
Acipenser schypa Güldenstädt, 1772
synonymotheroriginal
Acipenser schypa Bonnaterre, 1788
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser turritus Fitzinger & Heckel, 1836
synonymotheroriginal
Acipenser glaber Fitzinger, 1836
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833
acceptedseniororiginal
! Acipenser gueldenstaedti Brandt & Ratzeberg, 1833
synonymseniororiginal
! Acipenser guldenstadti Brandt & Ratzeberg, 1833
synonymseniororiginal
! Acipenser güldenstädti Brandt & Ratzeberg, 1833
synonymseniororiginal
! Acipenser guldenstaedti Brandt & Ratzeberg, 1833
synonymseniororiginal
! Acipenser güldenstaedti Brandt & Ratzeberg, 1833
synonymseniororiginal
! Acipenser gueldenstadti Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833
synonymseniororiginal
! Acipenser gueldenstadtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833
synonymseniororiginal
Acipenser pygmaeus Reisinger, 1830
ambiguoushomonymoriginal
Acipenser aculeatus Lovetsky, 1834
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser medius Heckel, 1836
synonymotheroriginal
Acipenser tuecka Heckel, 1836
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
! Acipenser tücka Heckel, 1836
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
synonymotheroriginal
synonymotheroriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
ambiguoushomonymoriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymotheroriginal
synonymotheroriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Acipenser kikuchii Jordan & Snyder, 1901
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser naccarii Bonaparte, 1836
acceptedseniororiginal
! Acipenser naccari Bonaparte, 1836
synonymseniororiginal
Accipenser lutescens Rafinesque, 1820
ambiguousotheroriginal
Acipenser heckelii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833
synonymotheroriginal
Acipenser heckelii Fitzinger, 1836
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymotheroriginal
Acipenser nasus Heckel, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
! Acipenser ladanus Nardo, 1847
synonymotheroriginal
Acipenser nardoi Heckel, 1851
synonymjuniororiginal
ambiguousotheroriginal
Acipenser ladanus Ninni, 1872
synonymjuniororiginal
ambiguousotheroriginal
Acipenser transmontanus Richardson, 1836
acceptedseniororiginal
Acipenser aleutensis Fitzinger, 1836
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser baerii Brandt, 1869
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
! Acipenser baeri Brandt, 1869
synonymseniororiginal
! Acipenser baieri Brandt, 1869
synonymseniororiginal
Acipenser stenorrhynchus Nikolskii, 1896
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in species
synonymjuniorchange in species
synonymjuniorchange in species
Acipenser dabryanus Duméril, 1869
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Sturio schrenckii (Brandt, 1869)
synonymseniornew
! Acipenser schrencki Brandt, 1869
synonymseniororiginal
! Acipenser schrenki Brandt, 1869
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser mikadoi Hilgendorf, 1892
acceptedseniororiginal
Acipenser medirostris (non Ayres, 1854)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Acipenser persicus Borodin, 1897
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
synonymjuniorchange in rank
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Huso huso (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Acipenser huso Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Acipenser beluga Forster, 1767
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser shyp Forster, 1767
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser albula Forster, 1767
synonymjuniororiginal
Acipenser schypa Gmelin, 1789
ambiguoushomonymoriginal
Huso ichthyocolla Bonaparte, 1846
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Huso huso maeoticus Sal'nikov & Malyatskii, 1934
synonymjuniororiginal
Huso huso ponticus Sal'nikov & Malyatskii, 1934
synonymjuniororiginal
Huso huso caspicus Babushkin, 1942
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Huso dauricus (Georgi, 1775)
acceptedseniornew
Acipenser dauricus Georgi, 1775
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Huso orientalis (Pallas, 1814)
synonymjuniornew
Acipenser mantschuricus Basilewsky, 1855
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermani (Severtzov, 1877)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Scaphirhynchinae
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (Rafinesque, 1820)
acceptedseniornew
Accipenser platorynchus Rafinesque, 1820
synonymseniororiginal
! Scaphirhincus platorhynchus (Rafinesque, 1820)
synonymseniornew
! Scaphirhynchus platyrhynchus (Rafinesque, 1820)
synonymseniornew
Scaphirhynchus albus (Forbes & Richardson, 1905)
acceptedseniornew
Parascaphirhynchus albus Forbes & Richardson, 1905
synonymseniororiginal
Scaphirhynchus suttkusi Williams & Clemmer, 1991
acceptedseniororiginal
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