Sturgeon - Wikipedia Sturgeon (from Old English styrġa ultimately from Proto-Indo-European * str̥ (Hx)yón - [1]) is the common name for the 27 species of fish belonging to the family Acipenseridae
Sturgeon | Characteristics Facts | Britannica Sturgeon, any of about 29 species of fishes of the family Acipenseridae (subclass Chondrostei), native to temperate waters of the Northern Hemisphere Most species live in the ocean and ascend rivers to spawn in spring or summer; a few others are confined to fresh water
Sturgeon - Species, Size, Lifespan, Habitat, Diet, Pictures Sturgeons are an ancient group of bony fish characterized by their elongated, scaleless bodies, partially covered by rows of bony plates called scutes They belong to the family Acipenseridae, within the order Acipenseriformes and the class Actinopterygii
FAMILY Details for Acipenseridae - Sturgeons Species Synonymy list for the family Acipenseridae as currently in FishBase Important recommendation: The list below must not be used as an authority reference synonymy list like those found in scientific published revisions, which must be the source to be used and cited eventually when they exist
Acipenseridae (Sturgeons) | INFORMATION | Animal Diversity Web There are 23 species of sturgeons, all found in the northern hemisphere They are mostly found in large, freshwater lakes and rivers but some species also travel to the ocean and return to rivers and lakes to breed Sturgeons can grow to be very large, up to 4 2 meters Sturgeons have rows of large, bony scutes on their bodies
Acipenseridae - Animalia They are one of two living families of the Acipenseriformes alongside paddlefish (Polyodontidae) The family is grouped into four genera: Acipenser (which is paraphyletic, containing many distantly related sturgeon species), Huso, Scaphirhynchus, and Pseudoscaphirhynchus
Sturgeon - New World Encyclopedia The Acipenseridae family includes four genera: Acipenser, Scaphirhynchus, Pseudoscaphirhynchus, and Huso
Sturgeon - Wikiwand Sturgeon (from Old English styrġa ultimately from Proto-Indo-European * str̥ (Hx)yón - [1]) is the common name for the 27 species of fish belonging to the family Acipenseridae
Atlantic Sturgeon | Virginia DWR Within many of Virginia’s waters, two distinct spawning migrations have been identified – with Atlantic Sturgeon ascending the larger Chesapeake Bay tributaries in either the spring or fall
Sturgeon Fish Facts - A-Z Animals Sturgeons are ray-finned fish belonging to the class Actinopterygii, the order Acipenseriformes and the family Acipenseridae, which includes approximately 28 extant species and six extinct ones