Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus)

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Acipenser oxyrinchus

Mitchill, 1815

Atlantic Sturgeon

Also known as: Paddlefishes, Gulf Sturgeon

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Taxonomy

Class

Chondrostei

Order

Acipenseriformes

Family

Acipenseridae

Other species in Acipenseridae

Acipenser gueldenstaedtii

Acipenser gueldenstaedtii

Danube Sturgeon

Acipenser ruthenus

Acipenser ruthenus

Sterlet

Acipenser desotoi

Acipenser desotoi

Greater Sturgeons

Acipenser stellatus

Acipenser stellatus

Sevruga

Acipenser transmontanus

Acipenser transmontanus

White Sturgeon

Acipenser sturio

Acipenser sturio

Atlantic Sturgeon

Acipenser sinensis

Acipenser sinensis

Chinese Sturgeon

Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni

Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni

Amu Darya Sturgeon

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