Scaphirhynchus

Scaphirhynchus is a genus of sturgeons native to the United States of America. All species in this genus are considered to be threatened. The pallid sturgeon is Endangered and the Alabama sturgeon is Critically Endangered.

Scaphirhynchus
Scaphirhynchus albus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Acipenseriformes
Family:
Acipenseridae
Subfamily:
Scaphirhynchinae
Genus:
Scaphirhynchus

Heckel, 1835
Species

See text

Synonyms[1]
  • Scaphirhynchops Gill 1863
  • Parascaphirhynchus Forbes & Richardson 1905

Distribution

Member species are found in the Mississippi, Missouri, and Alabama Rivers.

Species

Currently, three species in this genus are recognized:[2]

  • Scaphirhynchus albus (S. A. Forbes & R. E. Richardson, 1905) (pallid sturgeon)
  • Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (Rafinesque, 1820) (shovelnose sturgeon)
  • Scaphirhynchus suttkusi J. D. Williams & Clemmer, 1991 (Alabama sturgeon)
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References
  1. "Acipenseridae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Scaphirhynchus in FishBase. December 2012 version.


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