Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Chondrostei
Order: Acipenseriformes
Family: Acipenseridae Sturgeons
Subfamily: Acipenserinae
Genus: Acipenser

(See list of species below)


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17 species (see list below)
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Photo by Hartl, A.

Asia
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Acipenser baerii Brandt, 1869

Photo by Photo by Hartl, A.
 
Acipenser baerii
[Siberian sturgeon]

Photo by JJPhoto

North America
Max. Length 143 cm TL
Acipenser brevirostrum Lesueur, 1818

Photo by Photo by JJPhoto
 
Acipenser brevirostrum
[Shortnose sturgeon]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 250 cm TL
Acipenser dabryanus Duméril, 1869

Photo by Photo by CAFS
 
Acipenser dabryanus
[Yangtze sturgeon]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 274 cm TL
Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque, 1817

Photo by Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Acipenser fulvescens
[Lake sturgeon]

Photo by Hartl, A.

Eurasia
Max. Length 236 cm TL
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833

Photo by Photo by Hartl, A.
 
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii
[Danube sturgeon]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

North America
Max. Length 270 cm TL
Acipenser medirostris Ayres, 1854

Photo by Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Acipenser medirostris
[Green sturgeon]

Photo by Chernyak, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Acipenser mikadoi Hilgendorf, 1892

Photo by Photo by Chernyak, A.
 
Acipenser mikadoi
[Sakhalin sturgeon]

Photo by Andreoli, R.

Acipenser naccarii
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Acipenser naccarii Bonaparte, 1836

Photo by Photo by Andreoli, R.
 
Acipenser naccarii
[Adriatic sturgeon]

Photo by CAFS

Europe
Max. Length 211 cm TL
Acipenser nudiventris Lovetsky, 1828

Photo by Photo by CAFS
 
Acipenser nudiventris
[Fringebarbel sturgeon]

Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 430 cm TL
Acipenser oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815

Photo by Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Acipenser oxyrinchus
[Atlantic sturgeon]

Photo by Dorafshan, S.

Eurasia
Max. Length 255 cm TL
Acipenser persicus Borodin, 1897

Photo by Photo by Dorafshan, S.
 
Acipenser persicus
[Persian sturgeon]

Photo by Harka, A.

Eurasia
Max. Length 125 cm TL
Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Harka, A.
 
Acipenser ruthenus
[Sterlet sturgeon]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Acipenser schrenckii Brandt, 1869

Photo by Photo by CAFS
 
Acipenser schrenckii
[Amur sturgeon]

Photo by CAFS

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 346 cm TL
Acipenser sinensis Gray, 1835

Photo by Photo by CAFS
 
Acipenser sinensis
[Chinese sturgeon]

Photo by Hartl, A.

Eurasia
Max. Length 250 cm TL
Acipenser stellatus Pallas, 1771

Photo by Photo by Hartl, A.
 
Acipenser stellatus
[Starry sturgeon]

Photo by Svensson, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 600 cm TL
Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Svensson, A.
 
Acipenser sturio
[Sturgeon]

Photo by Østergaard, T.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 610 cm TL
Acipenser transmontanus Richardson, 1836

Photo by Photo by Østergaard, T.
 
Acipenser transmontanus
[White sturgeon]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acipenser baerii Siberian sturgeon Asia 200 TL 1869
Acipenser brevirostrum Shortnose sturgeon North America 143 TL 1818
Acipenser dabryanus Yangtze sturgeon Asia 250 TL 1869
Acipenser fulvescens Lake sturgeon North America 274 TL 1817
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Danube sturgeon Eurasia 236 TL 1833
Acipenser medirostris Green sturgeon North America 270 TL 1854
Acipenser mikadoi Sakhalin sturgeon Northwest Pacific 150 TL 1892
Acipenser naccarii Adriatic sturgeon Acipenser naccarii 200 TL 1836
Acipenser nudiventris Fringebarbel sturgeon Europe 211 TL 1828
Acipenser oxyrinchus Atlantic sturgeon Western Atlantic 430 TL 1815
Acipenser persicus Persian sturgeon Eurasia 255 TL 1897
Acipenser ruthenus Sterlet sturgeon Eurasia 125 TL 1758
Acipenser schrenckii Amur sturgeon Asia 300 TL 1869
Acipenser sinensis Chinese sturgeon Northwest Pacific 346 TL 1835
Acipenser stellatus Starry sturgeon Eurasia 250 TL 1771
Acipenser sturio Sturgeon Eastern Atlantic 600 TL 1758
Acipenser transmontanus White sturgeon Eastern Pacific 610 TL 1836



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