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Acipenser Linnaeus, 1758

Acipenser sturio
Acipenser sturio

125618  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125618)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Chondrostei (Class)
  10. Acipenseriformes (Order)
  11. Acipenseridae (Family)
  12. Acipenser (Genus)
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Genus
Accipenser · unaccepted (misspelling)
Arcipenser · unaccepted (misspelling)
Sterledus Rafinesque, 1820 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Sterletus Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833 · unaccepted (primary homonym)

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  1. Species Acipenser baerii Brandt, 1869
  2. Species Acipenser brevirostrum Lesueur, 1818
  3. Species Acipenser colchicus Marty, 1940
  4. Species Acipenser desotoi Vladykov, 1955
  5. Species Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque, 1817
  6. Species Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833
  7. Species Acipenser medirostris Ayres, 1854
  8. Species Acipenser mikadoi Hilgendorf, 1892
  9. Species Acipenser naccarii Bonaparte, 1836
  10. Species Acipenser nudiventris Lovetsky, 1828
  11. Species Acipenser oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815
  12. Species Acipenser persicus Borodin, 1897
  13. Species Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758
  14. Species Acipenser schrenckii Brandt, 1869
  15. Species Acipenser sinensis Gray, 1835
  16. Species Acipenser stellatus Pallas, 1771
  17. Species Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758
  18. Species Acipenser transmontanus Richardson, 1836
  19. Subgenus Acipenser (Sterletus) Rafinesque, 1820 accepted as Acipenser Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  20. Species Acipenser aculeatus Lovetsky, 1834 accepted as Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833
  21. Species Acipenser acutirostris Ayres, 1854 accepted as Acipenser medirostris Ayres, 1854
  22. Species Acipenser albula Forster, 1767 accepted as Huso huso (Linnaeus, 1758)
  23. Species Acipenser aleutensis Fitzinger, 1836 accepted as Acipenser transmontanus Richardson, 1836 (synonym)
  24. Species Acipenser attilus Gray, 1851 accepted as Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758
  25. Species Acipenser baeri Brandt, 1869 accepted as Acipenser baerii Brandt, 1869 (misspelling)
  26. Species Acipenser baieri Brandt, 1869 accepted as Acipenser baerii Brandt, 1869 (misspelling)
  27. Species Acipenser bairdii Duméril, 1870 accepted as Acipenser oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815
  28. Species Acipenser beluga Forster, 1767 accepted as Huso huso (Linnaeus, 1758)
  29. Species Acipenser brevirostris Lesueur, 1818 accepted as Acipenser brevirostrum Lesueur, 1818 (misspelling)
  30. Species Acipenser brevirostris Brusina, 1902 accepted as Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833
  31. Species Acipenser brevirostris Heckel, 1836 accepted as Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833
  32. Species Acipenser dauricus Georgi, 1775 accepted as Huso dauricus (Georgi, 1775)
  33. Species Acipenser dubius Brusina, 1902 accepted as Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758
  34. Species Acipenser dubius Heckel, 1836 accepted as Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758
  35. Species Acipenser ducissae Duméril, 1870 accepted as Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758
  36. Species Acipenser europaeus Brusina, 1902 accepted as Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758
  37. Species Acipenser fitzingeri Duméril, 1870 accepted as Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
  38. Species Acipenser fitzingerii Duméril, 1870 accepted as Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758
  39. Species Acipenser girardi Duméril, 1870 accepted as Acipenser oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815
  40. Species Acipenser glaber Fitzinger, 1836 accepted as Acipenser nudiventris Lovetsky, 1828
  41. Species Acipenser gmelini Fitzinger, 1836 accepted as Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758
  42. Species Acipenser gueldenstadti accepted as Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833
  43. Species Acipenser gueldenstadtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833 accepted as Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833 (misspelling)
  44. Species Acipenser gueldenstaedti Brandt & Ratzeberg, 1833 accepted as Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833 (misspelling)
  45. Species Acipenser guldenstadti Brandt & Ratzeberg, 1833 accepted as Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833 (misspelling)
  46. Species Acipenser güldenstädti Brandt & Ratzeberg, 1833 accepted as Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833 (misspelling)
  47. Species Acipenser guldenstaedti Brandt & Ratzeberg, 1833 accepted as Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833 (misspelling)
  48. Species Acipenser güldenstaedti Brandt & Ratzeberg, 1833 accepted as Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833 (misspelling)
  49. Species Acipenser hallowellii Duméril, 1870 accepted as Acipenser oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815
  50. Species Acipenser heckelii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833 accepted as Acipenser naccarii Bonaparte, 1836
  51. Species Acipenser heckelii Fitzinger, 1836 accepted as Acipenser naccarii Bonaparte, 1836
  52. Species Acipenser helops Pallas, 1814 accepted as Acipenser stellatus Pallas, 1771
  53. Species Acipenser holbrookii Duméril, 1870 accepted as Acipenser oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815
  54. Species Acipenser hospitus Krøyer, 1852 accepted as Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758
  55. Species Acipenser huso Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Huso huso (Linnaeus, 1758)
  56. Species Acipenser jeniscensis Herzenstein, 1895 accepted as Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  57. Species Acipenser jenisensis Herzenstein, 1895 accepted as Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758
  58. Species Acipenser kamensis Lovetsky, 1834 accepted as Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758
  59. Species Acipenser kankreni Duméril, 1870 accepted as Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758
  60. Species Acipenser kennicottii Duméril, 1870 accepted as Acipenser oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815
  61. Species Acipenser kikuchii Jordan & Snyder, 1901 accepted as Acipenser sinensis Gray, 1835
  62. Species Acipenser kostera Fitzinger, 1832 accepted as Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758
  63. Species Acipenser ladanus Ninni, 1872 accepted as Acipenser naccarii Bonaparte, 1836
  64. Species Acipenser ladanus Nardo, 1847 accepted as Acipenser naccarii Bonaparte, 1836 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  65. Species Acipenser laevissimus Duméril, 1870 accepted as Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758
  66. Species Acipenser latirostris Parnell, 1831-37 accepted as Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758
  67. Species Acipenser lecontei Duméril, 1867 accepted as Acipenser oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815
  68. Species Acipenser lichtensteinii Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Acipenser oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815
  69. Species Acipenser lovetzkyi Duméril, 1870 accepted as Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758
  70. Species Acipenser macrophthalmus Brusina, 1902 accepted as Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833
  71. Species Acipenser macrophthalmus Heckel, 1836 accepted as Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833
  72. Species Acipenser macrorhinus Duméril, 1870 accepted as Acipenser oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815
  73. Species Acipenser mantschuricus Basilewsky, 1855 accepted as Huso dauricus (Georgi, 1775)
  74. Species Acipenser marsiglii Brandt, 1833 accepted as Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758
  75. Species Acipenser medius Brusina, 1902 accepted as Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833
  76. Species Acipenser medius Heckel, 1836 accepted as Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833
  77. Species Acipenser milberti Duméril, 1870 accepted as Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758
  78. Species Acipenser multiscutatus Tanaka, 1908 accepted as Acipenser schrenckii Brandt, 1869
  79. Species Acipenser naccari Bonaparte, 1836 accepted as Acipenser naccarii Bonaparte, 1836 (misspelling)
  80. Species Acipenser nardoi Heckel, 1851 accepted as Acipenser naccarii Bonaparte, 1836
  81. Species Acipenser nasus Heckel, 1847 accepted as Acipenser naccarii Bonaparte, 1836 (synonym)
  82. Species Acipenser nehelae Duméril, 1870 accepted as Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758
  83. Species Acipenser nudivenris Lovetsky, 1828 accepted as Acipenser nudiventris Lovetsky, 1828 (misspelling)
  84. Species Acipenser orientalis Pallas, 1814 accepted as Huso dauricus (Georgi, 1775)
  85. Species Acipenser oxyrhynchus Mitchill, 1814 accepted as Acipenser oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815 (misspelling)
  86. Species Acipenser platycephalus Bonaparte, 1846 accepted as Acipenser naccarii Bonaparte, 1836
  87. Species Acipenser platycephalus Heckel, 1836 accepted as Acipenser naccarii Bonaparte, 1836
  88. Species Acipenser podapos Duméril, 1870 accepted as Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758
  89. Species Acipenser pygmaeus Reisinger, 1830 accepted as Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833
  90. Species Acipenser pygmaeus Pallas, 1814 accepted as Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758
  91. Species Acipenser ratzeburgii Brandt, 1833 accepted as Acipenser stellatus Pallas, 1771
  92. Species Acipenser rostratus Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833 accepted as Acipenser stellatus Pallas, 1771
  93. Species Acipenser rubicundus Lesueur, 1818 accepted as Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque, 1817
  94. Species Acipenser ruthenicus Brusina, 1902 accepted as Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758
  95. Species Acipenser ruthensis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
  96. Species Acipenser schrencki Brandt, 1869 accepted as Acipenser schrenckii Brandt, 1869 (misspelling)
  97. Species Acipenser schrenki Brandt, 1869 accepted as Acipenser schrenckii Brandt, 1869 (misspelling)
  98. Species Acipenser schypa Güldenstädt, 1772 accepted as Acipenser nudiventris Lovetsky, 1828
  99. Species Acipenser schypa Bonnaterre, 1788 accepted as Acipenser nudiventris Lovetsky, 1828
  100. Species Acipenser schypa Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Huso huso (Linnaeus, 1758)
  101. Species Acipenser seuruga Bonnaterre, 1788 accepted as Acipenser stellatus Pallas, 1771
  102. Species Acipenser shyp Forster, 1767 accepted as Huso huso (Linnaeus, 1758)
  103. Species Acipenser stenorrhynchus Nikolskii, 1896 accepted as Acipenser baerii Brandt, 1869 (synonym)
  104. Species Acipenser sterlet Brusina, 1902 accepted as Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758
  105. Species Acipenser stureio Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  106. Species Acipenser sturioides Malm, 1861 accepted as Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758
  107. Species Acipenser sturionaster Brusina, 1902 accepted as Acipenser naccarii Bonaparte, 1836
  108. Species Acipenser sturionellus Nardo, 1860 accepted as Acipenser naccarii Bonaparte, 1836
  109. Species Acipenser thompsonii Ball, 1856 accepted as Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758
  110. Species Acipenser tücka Brusina, 1902 accepted as Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833 (misspelling)
  111. Species Acipenser tuecka Heckel, 1836 accepted as Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833
  112. Species Acipenser turritus Brusina, 1902 accepted as Acipenser nudiventris Lovetsky, 1828
  113. Species Acipenser turritus Fitzinger & Heckel, 1836 accepted as Acipenser nudiventris Lovetsky, 1828
  114. Species Acipenser valenciennii Duméril, 1870 accepted as Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758
  115. Species Acipenser vallisnerii Molin, 1853 accepted as Huso huso (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
  116. Species Acipenser yarrellii Duméril, 1867 accepted as Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 237 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Acipenser Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125618 on 2025-04-18
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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van der Land, Jacob
2013-01-04 15:09:25Z
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Bailly, Nicolas
2014-11-21 13:09:37Z
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Bailly, Nicolas
2014-12-02 12:48:54Z
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Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 237 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Sturio Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

Other

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] 

 
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Japanese チョウザメ属  [details]
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acipenser) 
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To NMNH Extant Collection (Acipenser stellatus USNM 237414 radiograph ventral view) 
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Acipenser sturio
Acipenser sturio
Image from typetaxon
Unreviewed
Gilson (1921, fig. 17)
Gilson (1921, fig. 17)
Image from typetaxon
Olsen (1883, map 26)
Olsen (1883, map 26)
Image from typetaxon
Poll (1947, fig. 081)
Poll (1947, fig. 081)
Image from typetaxon
Acipenser sturio
Acipenser sturio
Image from typetaxon
Poll (1947, fig. 080)
Poll (1947, fig. 080)
Image from typetaxon
Acipenser sturio
Acipenser sturio
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To NMNH Extant Collection (Acipenser stellatus USNM 237414 radiograph ventral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acipenser stellatus USNM 237414 radiograph ventral view)
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