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The Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) is a member of the family Acipenseridae, and, along with other sturgeon, it is sometimes considered a living fossil. The Atlantic sturgeon is one of two subspecies of A. oxyrinchus, the other being the Gulf sturgeon (A. o. desotoi).
Acipenser oxyrinchus is a species with two subspecies: Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus Mitchill 1815. Gulf sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi Vladykov 1955. Their main diet includes crustaceans, worms, and molluscs. This species is also known to migrate up the river when it is spawning. [5]
Acipenser is a genus of sturgeons.With 17 living species (others are only known from fossil remains), it is the largest genus in the order Acipenseriformes.The genus is paraphyletic, containing all sturgeons that do not belong to Huso, Scaphirhynchus, or Pseudoscaphirhynchus, with many species more closely related to the other three genera than they are to other species of Acipenser.
Acipenser nudiventris Lovetsky, 1828 (Fringebarbel sturgeon) †Acipenser ornatus Leidy 1873; Acipenser oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815. Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi Vladykov, 1955 (Gulf sturgeon) Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815 (Atlantic sturgeon) Acipenser persicus Borodin, 1897 (Persian sturgeon) Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758 ...
The Gulf sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi) is a subspecies of sturgeon that lives in the Gulf of Mexico and some rivers draining into it. The Gulf sturgeon was first recognized as a separate subspecies in 1955. The nominate subspecies is the Atlantic sturgeon, A. o. oxyrinchus. [5]
Atlantic sturgeon (acipenser oxyrinchus) This endangered breed once thrived along the East Coast of North America, from Florida to Canada. In the nineteenth century, they were so abundant that ...
Acipenser vulgaris (Rafinesque 1810) Billberg 1833 Acipenser atlanticus Rafinesque 1820 corrig. The European sea sturgeon ( Acipenser sturio ), also known as the Atlantic sturgeon or common sturgeon , is a species of sturgeon native to Europe.
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