Acipenserinae

Acipenserinae is a subfamily of sturgeon containing two genera and 19 extant species.

Acipenserinae
Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous–Recent [1]
Lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acipenseriformes
Family: Acipenseridae
Subfamily: Acipenserinae
Genera

Acipenser
Huso

Genera

Juvenile beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) feeding on another fish
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References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2009). "Acipenseridae" in FishBase. January 2009 version.


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