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Acipenseridae

19 species in this family

The Acipenseridae family belongs to the lampreys, sturgeons & primitive fishes and includes 19 species in the guide. You find them all below, with photos, identification details and distribution. Identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.

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Best-known species

Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) — Acipenseridae
Russian sturgeon
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii
Acipenseridae
 Starry sturgeon (Acipenser stellatus) — Acipenseridae
Starry sturgeon
Acipenser stellatus
Acipenseridae
 Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii) — Acipenseridae
Siberian sturgeon
Acipenser baerii
Acipenseridae
 European sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) — Acipenseridae
European sturgeon
Acipenser sturio
Acipenseridae
 Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus) — Acipenseridae
Sterlet
Acipenser ruthenus
Acipenseridae
 Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) — Acipenseridae
Atlantic sturgeon
Acipenser oxyrinchus
Acipenseridae
 Ship sturgeon (Acipenser nudiventris) — Acipenseridae
Ship sturgeon
Acipenser nudiventris
Acipenseridae
 Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) — Acipenseridae
Lake sturgeon
Acipenser fulvescens
Acipenseridae
 Amu Darya shovelnose sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni) — Acipenseridae
Amu Darya shovelnose sturgeon
Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni
Acipenseridae
 Beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) — Acipenseridae
Beluga sturgeon
Huso huso
Acipenseridae

All species from A to Z

Amu Darya shovelnose sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni) — Acipenseridae
Amu Darya shovelnose sturgeon
Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni
Acipenseridae
 Amur sturgeon (Acipenser schrenckii) — Acipenseridae
Amur sturgeon
Acipenser schrenckii
Acipenseridae
 Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) — Acipenseridae
Atlantic sturgeon
Acipenser oxyrinchus
Acipenseridae
 Barbel sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) — Acipenseridae
Barbel sturgeon
Acipenser medirostris
Acipenseridae
 Beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) — Acipenseridae
Beluga sturgeon
Huso huso
Acipenseridae
 Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis) — Acipenseridae
Chinese sturgeon
Acipenser sinensis
Acipenseridae
 Columbia sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) — Acipenseridae
Columbia sturgeon
Acipenser transmontanus
Acipenseridae
 European sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) — Acipenseridae
European sturgeon
Acipenser sturio
Acipenseridae
 Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) — Acipenseridae
Lake sturgeon
Acipenser fulvescens
Acipenseridae
 Pinkster (Acipenser brevirostrum) — Acipenseridae
Pinkster
Acipenser brevirostrum
Acipenseridae
 Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) — Acipenseridae
Russian sturgeon
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii
Acipenseridae
 Sakhalin sturgeon (Acipenser mikadoi) — Acipenseridae
Sakhalin sturgeon
Acipenser mikadoi
Acipenseridae
 Sand Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) — Acipenseridae
Sand Sturgeon
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
Acipenseridae
 Ship sturgeon (Acipenser nudiventris) — Acipenseridae
Ship sturgeon
Acipenser nudiventris
Acipenseridae
 Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii) — Acipenseridae
Siberian sturgeon
Acipenser baerii
Acipenseridae
 Starry sturgeon (Acipenser stellatus) — Acipenseridae
Starry sturgeon
Acipenser stellatus
Acipenseridae
 Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus) — Acipenseridae
Sterlet
Acipenser ruthenus
Acipenseridae
 Syr Darya sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi) — Acipenseridae
Syr Darya sturgeon
Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi
Acipenseridae
 Yangtze sturgeon (Acipenser dabryanus) — Acipenseridae
Yangtze sturgeon
Acipenser dabryanus
Acipenseridae