Acipenser
Acipenser is a genus of sturgeons. With 17 living species, it is the largest genus in the order Acipenseriformes. They are native to Europe, Asia and North America, and most species are threatened.Living species
There are 17 living species:
- Acipenser baerii J. F. Brandt, 1869
- *Acipenser baerii baerii J. F. Brandt, 1869
- *Acipenser baerii baicalensis A. M. Nikolskii, 1896
- *Acipenser baerii stenorrhynchus A. M. Nikolskii, 1896
- Acipenser brevirostrum Lesueur, 1818
- Acipenser dabryanus A. H. A. Duméril, 1869
- Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque, 1817
- Acipenser gueldenstaedtii J. F. Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833
- Acipenser medirostris Ayres, 1854
- Acipenser mikadoi Hilgendorf, 1892
- Acipenser naccarii Bonaparte, 1836
- Acipenser nudiventris Lovetsky, 1828
- Acipenser oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815
- *Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi Vladykov, 1955
- *Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815
- Acipenser persicus Borodin, 1897
- Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758
- Acipenser schrenckii J. F. Brandt, 1869
- Acipenser sinensis J. E. Gray, 1835
- Acipenser stellatus Pallas, 1771
- Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758
- Acipenser transmontanus J. Richardson, 1836
There are 10 species known from fossil remains:
- †Acipenser albertensis Lambe 1902
- †Acipenser cruciferus
- †Acipenser eruciferus Cope 1876
- Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque, 1817
- †Acipenser gigantissimus Nessov 1997
- †Acipenser molassicus Probst 1882
- †Acipenser ornatus Leidy 1873
- Acipenser oxyrinchus Mitchell 1815
- †Acipenser tuberculosus Probst 1882
- †Acipenser toliapicus Agassiz 1844 ex Woodward 1889
