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Species

In currently accepted taxonomy, the family Acipenseridae is subdivided into two subfamilies, Acipenserinae, including the genera Acipenser and Huso, and Scaphirhynchinae, including the genera Scaphirhynchus and Pseudosaphirhynchus.

  • Family Acipenseridae
    • Subfamily Acipenserinae
      • Genus Acipenser
        • Acipenser baerii
          • Acipenser baerii baerii (Siberian sturgeon)
          • Acipenser baerii baicalensis (Baikal sturgeon)
        • Acipenser brevirostrum (Shortnose sturgeon)
        • Acipenser colchicus (Black Sea sturgeon)
        • Acipenser dabryanus (Yangtze sturgeon)
        • Acipenser fulvescens (Lake sturgeon)
        • Acipenser gueldenstaedtii (Russian sturgeon)
        • Acipenser medirostris (Green sturgeon)
        • Acipenser mikadoi (Sakhalin sturgeon)
        • Acipenser multiscutatus (Japanese sturgeon)
        • Acipenser naccarii (Adriatic sturgeon)
        • Acipenser nudiventris (Fringebarbel sturgeon)
        • Acipenser oxyrinchus
          • Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi (Gulf sturgeon)
          • Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus (Atlantic sturgeon)
        • Acipenser persicus (Persian sturgeon)
        • Acipenser ruthenus (Sterlet)
        • Acipenser schrenckii (Amur sturgeon)
        • Acipenser sinensis (Chinese sturgeon)
        • Acipenser stellatus (Starry sturgeon)
        • Acipenser sturio (European sturgeon)
        • Acipenser transmontanus (White sturgeon)
      • Genus Huso
        • Huso dauricus (Kaluga sturgeon)
        • Huso huso (Beluga sturgeon)
    • Subfamily Scaphirhynchinae
      • Genus Scaphirhynchus
        • Scaphirhynchus albus (Pallid sturgeon)
        • Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (Shovelnose sturgeon)
        • Scaphirhynchus suttkusi (Alabama sturgeon)
      • Genus Pseudoscaphirhynchus
        • Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi (Syr Darya sturgeon)
        • Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni (Dwarf sturgeon)
        • Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni (Amu Darya sturgeon)

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