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Family: Acipenseridae Sturgeons



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27 species (see list below)
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Acipenser desotoi
[Gulf sturgeon]
Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 430 cm TL
Acipenser oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815
Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Acipenser oxyrinchus
[Atlantic sturgeon]
Photo by Svensson, A.

Currently restricted only
Max. Length 600 cm TL
Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758
Photo by Svensson, A.
 
Acipenser sturio
[Sturgeon]
Photo by Hartl, A.

Asia
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Huso baerii (Brandt, 1869)
Photo by Hartl, A.
 
Huso baerii
[Siberian sturgeon]
Photo by JJPhoto

North America
Max. Length 143 cm TL
Huso brevirostrum (Lesueur, 1818)
Photo by JJPhoto
 
Huso brevirostrum
[Shortnose sturgeon]
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Huso colchicus
Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 274 cm TL
Huso fulvescens (Rafinesque, 1817)
Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Huso fulvescens
[Lake sturgeon]
Photo by Hartl, A.

Eurasia
Max. Length 236 cm TL
Huso gueldenstaedtii (Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833)
Photo by Hartl, A.
 
Huso gueldenstaedtii
[Danube sturgeon]
Photo by Hartl, A.

Eurasia
Max. Length 800 cm TL
Huso huso (Linnaeus, 1758)
Photo by Hartl, A.
 
Huso huso
[Beluga]
Photo by Andreoli, R.

Acipenser naccarii
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Huso naccarii (Bonaparte, 1836)
Photo by Andreoli, R.
 
Huso naccarii
[Adriatic sturgeon]
Photo by CAFS

Europe
Max. Length 211 cm TL
Huso nudiventris (Lovetsky, 1828)
Photo by CAFS
 
Huso nudiventris
[Fringebarbel sturgeon]
Photo by Dorafshan, S.

Eurasia
Max. Length 255 cm TL
Huso persicus (Borodin, 1897)
Photo by Dorafshan, S.
 
Huso persicus
[Persian sturgeon]
Photo by Harka, A.

Eurasia
Max. Length 125 cm TL
Huso ruthenus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Photo by Harka, A.
 
Huso ruthenus
[Sterlet sturgeon]
Photo by Hartl, A.

Eurasia
Max. Length 250 cm TL
Huso stellatus (Pallas, 1771)
Photo by Hartl, A.
 
Huso stellatus
[Starry sturgeon]
Photo by Hilton, E.J.

Asia
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi (Kessler, 1872)
Photo by Hilton, E.J.
 
Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi
[Syr Darya sturgeon]
Photo by Salnikov, V.B.

Former USSR and Asia
Max. Length 27.5 cm TL
Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni (Kessler, 1877)
Photo by Salnikov, V.B.
 
Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni
[Dwarf sturgeon]
Photo by Salnikov, V.B.

Asia
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni (Kessler, 1877)
Photo by Salnikov, V.B.
 
Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni
[Amu Darya sturgeon]
Photo by DeCloux, R.

North America
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Scaphirhynchus albus (Forbes & Richardson, 1905)
Photo by DeCloux, R.
 
Scaphirhynchus albus
[Pallid sturgeon]
Photo by Moreau, J.

North America
Max. Length 108 cm TL
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (Rafinesque, 1820)
Photo by Moreau, J.
 
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
[Shovelnose sturgeon]
Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America

Scaphirhynchus suttkusi Williams & Clemmer, 1991
Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Scaphirhynchus suttkusi
[Alabama sturgeon]
Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 250 cm TL
Sinosturio dabryanus (Duméril, 1869)
Photo by CAFS
 
Sinosturio dabryanus
[Yangtze sturgeon]
Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 560 cm TL
Sinosturio dauricus (Georgi, 1775)
Photo by CAFS
 
Sinosturio dauricus
[Kaluga]
Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

North America
Max. Length 270 cm TL
Sinosturio medirostris (Ayres, 1854)
Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Sinosturio medirostris
[Green sturgeon]
Photo by Chernyak, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Sinosturio mikadoi (Hilgendorf, 1892)
Photo by Chernyak, A.
 
Sinosturio mikadoi
[Sakhalin sturgeon]
Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Sinosturio schrenckii (Brandt, 1869)
Photo by CAFS
 
Sinosturio schrenckii
[Amur sturgeon]
Photo by CAFS

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 346 cm TL
Sinosturio sinensis (Gray, 1835)
Photo by CAFS
 
Sinosturio sinensis
[Chinese sturgeon]
Photo by Østergaard, T.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 610 cm TL
Sinosturio transmontanus (Richardson, 1836)
Photo by Østergaard, T.
 
Sinosturio transmontanus
[White sturgeon]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acipenser desotoi Gulf sturgeon North America 1955
Acipenser oxyrinchus Atlantic sturgeon Western Atlantic 430 TL 1815
Acipenser sturio Sturgeon Currently restricted only 600 TL 1758
Huso baerii Siberian sturgeon Asia 200 TL 1869
Huso brevirostrum Shortnose sturgeon North America 143 TL 1818
Huso colchicus Eurasia 1940
Huso fulvescens Lake sturgeon North America 274 TL 1817
Huso gueldenstaedtii Danube sturgeon Eurasia 236 TL 1833
Huso huso Beluga Eurasia 800 TL 1758
Huso naccarii Adriatic sturgeon Acipenser naccarii 200 TL 1836
Huso nudiventris Fringebarbel sturgeon Europe 211 TL 1828
Huso persicus Persian sturgeon Eurasia 255 TL 1897
Huso ruthenus Sterlet sturgeon Eurasia 125 TL 1758
Huso stellatus Starry sturgeon Eurasia 250 TL 1771
Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi Syr Darya sturgeon Asia 65 TL 1872
Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni Dwarf sturgeon Former USSR and Asia 27.5 TL 1877
Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni Amu Darya sturgeon Asia 75 TL 1877
Scaphirhynchus albus Pallid sturgeon North America 200 TL 1905
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus Shovelnose sturgeon North America 108 TL 1820
Scaphirhynchus suttkusi Alabama sturgeon North America 1991
Sinosturio dabryanus Yangtze sturgeon Asia 250 TL 1869
Sinosturio dauricus Kaluga Asia 560 TL 1775
Sinosturio medirostris Green sturgeon North America 270 TL 1854
Sinosturio mikadoi Sakhalin sturgeon Northwest Pacific 150 TL 1892
Sinosturio schrenckii Amur sturgeon Asia 300 TL 1869
Sinosturio sinensis Chinese sturgeon Northwest Pacific 346 TL 1835
Sinosturio transmontanus White sturgeon Eastern Pacific 610 TL 1836



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