Biology:Acipenserinae

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Short description: Subfamily of fishes

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

Acipenser
Huso

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

Genera

Juvenile beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) feeding on another fish

References

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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3604574 entry