Scaphirhynchus

Scaphirhynchus is a genus of sturgeons native to the United States of America. All species in this genus are considered to be threatened. The pallid sturgeon is Endangered and the Alabama sturgeon is Critically Endangered.

Distribution

Member species are found in the Mississippi, Missouri, and Alabama Rivers.

Currently, three species in this genus are recognized:^[1]

↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Scaphirhynchus in FishBase. December 2012 version.

Acipenser	Siberian sturgeon (A. baerii baerii) Baikal sturgeon (A. baerii baicalensis) Shortnose sturgeon (A. brevirostrum) Dabry's sturgeon (A. dabryanus) Lake sturgeon (A. fulvescens) Russian sturgeon (A. gueldenstaedtii) Green sturgeon (A. medirostris) Sakhalin sturgeon (A. mikadoi) Japanese sturgeon (A. multiscutatus) Adriatic sturgeon (A. naccarii) Bastard sturgeon (A. nudiventris) Gulf sturgeon (A. oxyrinchus desotoi) Atlantic sturgeon (A. oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) Persian sturgeon (A. persicus) Sterlet (A. ruthenus) Amur sturgeon (A. schrenckii) Chinese sturgeon (A. sinensis) Starry sturgeon (A. stellatus) European sea sturgeon (A. sturio) White sturgeon (A. transmontanus)

Huso	Kaluga (H. dauricus) Beluga (H. huso)

Pseudo- scaphirhynchus	Syr Darya sturgeon (P. fedtschenkoi) Dwarf sturgeon (P. hermanni) Amu Darya sturgeon (P. kaufmanni)

Scaphirhynchus	Pallid sturgeon (S. albus) Shovelnose sturgeon (S. platorynchus) Alabama sturgeon (S. suttkusi)

Polyodon	American paddlefish (P. spathula)

Psephurus	Chinese paddlefish (P. gladius)

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