Acipenser

acipenser Translingual thumb|Acipenser oxyrinchus species oxyrinchus Etymology From mul la acipēnser sturgeon. Proper noun 1 m genus family Acipenseridae ganoid fishes, including sturgeons, having the body armed with bony scales, and the mouth on the under side of the head Hypernyms genus ; Acipenserinae subfamily subfamily Hyponyms genus Acipenser baerii species (Siberian sturgeon), Acipenser brevirostrum species (shortnose sturgeon), Acipenser dabryanus species (Yangtze sturgeon), Acipenser fulvescens species (lake sturgeon), Acipenser gueldenstaedtii species (Russian sturgeon), Acipenser medirostris species (green sturgeon), Acipenser mikadoi species (Sakhalin sturgeon), Acipenser naccarii species (Adriatic sturgeon), Acipenser nudiventris species (fringebarbel sturgeon), Acipenser oxyrinchus species (Atlantic sturgeon), Acipenser persicus species (Persian sturgeon), Acipenser ruthenus species (sterlet), Acipenser schrenckii species (Amur sturgeon), Acipenser sinensis species (Chinese sturgeon), Acipenser stellatus species (stellate sturgeon), Acipenser sturio species (European sea sturgeon, Baltic sturgeon), Acipenser transmontanus species (white sturgeon) species References 1 1 1 7901 125618 451 161065