The Atlantic sturgeon is a large species of sturgeon native to both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, and associated river basins. It is a member of the family Acipenseridae, and, along with other sturgeon
Huge sturgeon in the Gulf of St. Lawrence ecosystem panoramio
An Atlantic sturgeon at the Aquarium du Québec
Acipenseriformes is an order of basal ray-finned fishes that includes living and fossil sturgeons and paddlefishes, as well as the extinct families Chondrosteidae and Peipiaosteidae. They are the seco
Atlantic sturgeon
…status Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) Vulnerable (NatureServe) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Acipenseriformes Family: Acipenseridae Genus: Acipenser Species: A. oxyrinchus Binomial name Acipenser oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815 Synonyms Sturio accipenser Strøm 1784…
Fossil of the †chondrosteid †Strongylosteus hindenburgi, Tübingen
Fossil of the †peipiaosteid †Yanosteus longidorsalis, MHNT
The living polyodontid Polyodon spathula (American paddlefish)
The recent polyodontid Psephurus gladius (Chinese paddlefish)