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Acipenser Linnaeus, 1758

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)
accepted
Genus
Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758
Acipenseridae Bonaparte, 1831
Acipenser (Acipenser) Linnaeus, 1758 · alternative representation
Acipenser (Huso) Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833 · alternative representation (only for the phylogeny hypothesis...)  
only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025
Acipenser (Sinosturio) Jaekel, 1929 · alternative representation (only for the phylogeny hypothesis...)  
only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025
Acipenser (Sterletus) Rafinesque, 1820 · unaccepted > superseded rank (also alternative representation...)  
also alternative representation only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025
Huso Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Sinosturio Jaekel, 1929 · unaccepted > superseded rank

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  1. Species Acipenser baerii Brandt, 1869
  2. Species Acipenser brevirostrum Lesueur, 1818
  3. Species Acipenser dabryanus Duméril, 1869
  4. Species Acipenser dauricus Georgi, 1775
  5. Species Acipenser desotoi Vladykov, 1955
  6. Species Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque, 1817
  7. Species Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833
  8. Species Acipenser huso Linnaeus, 1758
  9. Species Acipenser medirostris Ayres, 1854
  10. Species Acipenser mikadoi Hilgendorf, 1892
  11. Species Acipenser naccarii Bonaparte, 1836
  12. Species Acipenser nudiventris Lovetsky, 1828
  13. Species Acipenser oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815
  14. Species Acipenser persicus Borodin, 1897
  15. Species Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758
  16. Species Acipenser schrenckii Brandt, 1869
  17. Species Acipenser sinensis Gray, 1835
  18. Species Acipenser stellatus Pallas, 1771
  19. Species Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758
  20. Species Acipenser transmontanus Richardson, 1836
  21. Subgenus Acipenser (Sterletus) Rafinesque, 1820 accepted as Acipenser Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > superseded rank, also alternative representation only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    1. Species Acipenser (Sterletus) baerii Brandt, 1869 represented as Acipenser baerii Brandt, 1869 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    2. Species Acipenser (Sterletus) brevirostrum Lesueur, 1818 represented as Acipenser brevirostrum Lesueur, 1818 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    3. Species Acipenser (Sterletus) colchicus Marty, 1940 represented as Acipenser colchicus Marty, 1940 accepted as Acipenser persicus Borodin, 1897 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    4. Species Acipenser (Sterletus) fulvescens Rafinesque, 1817 represented as Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque, 1817 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    5. Species Acipenser (Sterletus) gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833 represented as Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    6. Species Acipenser (Sterletus) huso Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Acipenser huso Linnaeus, 1758 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    7. Species Acipenser (Sterletus) naccarii Bonaparte, 1836 represented as Acipenser naccarii Bonaparte, 1836 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    8. Species Acipenser (Sterletus) nudiventris Lovetsky, 1828 represented as Acipenser nudiventris Lovetsky, 1828 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    9. Species Acipenser (Sterletus) persicus Borodin, 1897 represented as Acipenser persicus Borodin, 1897 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    10. Species Acipenser (Sterletus) ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    11. Species Acipenser (Sterletus) stellatus Pallas, 1771 represented as Acipenser stellatus Pallas, 1771 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
  22. Species Acipenser colchicus Marty, 1940 accepted as Acipenser persicus Borodin, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  23. Species Acipenser multiscutatus Tanaka, 1908 accepted as Acipenser schrenckii Brandt, 1869
  24. Subgenus Acipenser (Acipenser) Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Acipenser Linnaeus, 1758
    1. Species Acipenser (Acipenser) desotoi Vladykov, 1955 represented as Acipenser desotoi Vladykov, 1955 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    2. Species Acipenser (Acipenser) oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815 represented as Acipenser oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    3. Species Acipenser (Acipenser) sturio Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
  25. Subgenus Acipenser (Huso) Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833 represented as Acipenser Linnaeus, 1758 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    1. Species Acipenser (Huso) baerii Brandt, 1869 represented as Acipenser baerii Brandt, 1869 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    2. Species Acipenser (Huso) brevirostrum (Lesueur, 1818) represented as Acipenser brevirostrum Lesueur, 1818 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    3. Species Acipenser (Huso) colchicus Marty, 1940 represented as Acipenser colchicus Marty, 1940 accepted as Acipenser persicus Borodin, 1897 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    4. Species Acipenser (Huso) fulvescens Rafinesque, 1817 represented as Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque, 1817 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    5. Species Acipenser (Huso) gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833 represented as Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    6. Species Acipenser (Huso) huso Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Acipenser huso Linnaeus, 1758 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    7. Species Acipenser (Huso) naccarii Bonaparte, 1836 represented as Acipenser naccarii Bonaparte, 1836 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    8. Species Acipenser (Huso) nudiventris Lovetsky, 1828 represented as Acipenser nudiventris Lovetsky, 1828 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    9. Species Acipenser (Huso) persicus Borodin, 1897 represented as Acipenser persicus Borodin, 1897 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    10. Species Acipenser (Huso) ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    11. Species Acipenser (Huso) stellatus Pallas, 1771 represented as Acipenser stellatus Pallas, 1771 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
  26. Subgenus Acipenser (Sinosturio) Jaekel, 1929 represented as Acipenser Linnaeus, 1758 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    1. Species Acipenser (Sinosturio) dabryanus Duméril, 1869 represented as Acipenser dabryanus Duméril, 1869 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    2. Species Acipenser (Sinosturio) dauricus Georgi, 1775 represented as Acipenser dauricus Georgi, 1775 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    3. Species Acipenser (Sinosturio) medirostris Ayres, 1854 represented as Acipenser medirostris Ayres, 1854 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    4. Species Acipenser (Sinosturio) mikadoi Hilgendorf, 1892 represented as Acipenser mikadoi Hilgendorf, 1892 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    5. Species Acipenser (Sinosturio) schrenckii Brandt, 1869 represented as Acipenser schrenckii Brandt, 1869 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    6. Species Acipenser (Sinosturio) sinensis (Gray, 1835) represented as Acipenser sinensis Gray, 1835 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
    7. Species Acipenser (Sinosturio) transmontanus Richardson, 1836 represented as Acipenser transmontanus Richardson, 1836 (only for the phylogeny hypothesis of 2025)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 237 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Acipenser Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125618 on 2026-07-15
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Acipenser Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125618 on 2026-07-15
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2013-01-04 15:09:25Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas
2014-11-21 13:09:37Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas
2014-12-02 12:48:54Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas
2025-12-05 04:07:55Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas
2025-12-17 04:00:23Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas
2025-12-22 19:05:38Z
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Bailly, Nicolas

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 237 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

taxonomy 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] 

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] 

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] 
 
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To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) 
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Huso Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833)
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Huso Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833)
To Catalog of Fishes 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acipenser) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Huso) (from synonym Huso Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833)
To Genbank (from synonym Huso Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833)
To Genbank 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Acipenser stellatus USNM 237414 radiograph ventral view) 
To ITIS
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