Biology:Acipenserinae

Short description: Subfamily of fishes

Acipenserinae Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous–Recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens
Scientific classification
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

• Subfamily Acipenserinae
  • Genus Acipenser Linnaeus, 1758
  • Genus Huso J. F. Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833

External links

• Animal Diversity Web

Wikidata ☰ Q3604574 entry