Acipenseridae
18 fish on EveryFish name Acipenseridae among their families.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇷🇺 RussiaSterlet
A small Eurasian sturgeon found in rivers flowing to the Black, Azov, and Caspian seas.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1758
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreLake sturgeon
A large, long-lived freshwater fish native to North America.Ancient · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreAtlantic sturgeon
A large anadromous fish native to the western Atlantic Ocean and its river systems.Ancient · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreShortnose sturgeon
A small, endangered North American sturgeon with a short snout.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1818
🇷🇺 Russia and 2 moreKaluga
A massive semi-anadromous sturgeon from the Amur River basin hunted for caviar.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1872
🇺🇸 United StatesShovelnose sturgeon
Smallest North American freshwater sturgeon, known for its shovel-shaped snout and caviar production.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1820
🇺🇸 United StatesPallid sturgeon
An endangered North American sturgeon species native to the Missouri and Mississippi river basins.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1905
🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreSiberian sturgeon
Large freshwater sturgeon native to Siberian riversAncient · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇹 Italy and 4 moreAdriatic sturgeon
A critically endangered sturgeon native to the Adriatic basin.Ancient · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇳 ChinaChinese sturgeon
Critically endangered giant migratory fish of the YangtzeAncient · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇳 ChinaDabry's sturgeon
Freshwater sturgeon native to the Yangtze River basin in China.Ancient · Rivers and lakes
WorldPersian sturgeon
A large Caspian Sea fish prized for caviar.Ancient · Coasts and shelves
WorldStarry sturgeon
Long-snouted sturgeon from the Caspian and Black Seas.Ancient · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇦 Canada and 3 moreSturgeon
Ancient fish with bony plates and heterocercal tails, known for caviar.Ancient · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreWhite sturgeon
Large North American sturgeon found in Pacific rivers and estuaries.Ancient · Rivers and lakes
🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreRussian sturgeon
Large anadromous sturgeon of the Black and Caspian Seas.Ancient · Rivers and lakes
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Sterlet: Karelj, Public domain, source
- Lake sturgeon: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain, source
- Atlantic sturgeon: Jiaqian AirplaneFan, CC BY 3.0, source
- Shortnose sturgeon: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Kaluga: あおもりくま（Aomorikuma）, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Shovelnose sturgeon: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pallid sturgeon: USFWS Fish and Aquatic Conservation, Public domain, source
- Siberian sturgeon: This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / C, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Adriatic sturgeon: Fernando Losada Rodríguez, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chinese sturgeon: Shizhao, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dabry's sturgeon: Josephe Huët, Public domain, source
- Persian sturgeon: A. Abdoli, CC0, source
- Starry sturgeon: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Sturgeon: Duane Raver/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain, source
- White sturgeon: Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Russian sturgeon: Daniel Döhne, CC BY-SA 3.0, source