WoRMS taxon details
Acipenseridae Bonaparte, 1831
Acipenserinae Bonaparte, 1831 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Scaphirhynchinae · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Genus Acipenser Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Pseudoscaphirhynchus Nikolskii, 1900
- Genus Scaphirhynchus Heckel, 1836
- Genus Accipenser Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Acipenser Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Subfamily Acipenserinae Bonaparte, 1831 accepted as Acipenseridae Bonaparte, 1831 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Genus Arcipenser Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Acipenser Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Huso Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833 accepted as Acipenser (Huso) Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833 represented as Acipenser Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Genus Parascaphirhynchus Forbes & Richardson, 1905 accepted as Scaphirhynchus Heckel, 1836 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Scaphirhincus Heckel, 1836 accepted as Scaphirhynchus Heckel, 1836 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Subfamily Scaphirhynchinae accepted as Acipenseridae Bonaparte, 1831 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Sinosturio Jaekel, 1929 accepted as Acipenser (Sinosturio) Jaekel, 1929 represented as Acipenser Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Genus Sterledus Rafinesque, 1820 accepted as Sterletus Rafinesque, 1820 accepted as Acipenser (Sterletus) Rafinesque, 1820 represented as Acipenser Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Sterletus Rafinesque, 1820 accepted as Acipenser (Sterletus) Rafinesque, 1820 represented as Acipenser Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Genus Sturio Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Acipenser Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Acipenseridae Bonaparte, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125424 on 2026-02-22
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Nomenclature
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
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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additional source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
