Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus)

General data

Main name: Atlantic sturgeon
Local names: Sharp-nose Sturgeon
Climates: Subtropical, Temperate
Habitat: Anadromous
Native: Europe, North America
Distribution: Atlantic Ocean, Baltic sea

Classification

Genus: Acipenser - Greater sturgeons
Family: Acipenseridae - Sturgeons
Order: Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish
Class: Chondrostei - Sturgeons
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Description

Acipenser oxyrinchus is mostly native to the countries of Canada and the United States, with a smaller population in northern Europe (essentially the Baltic region). They can be found in temperate and subtropical climates and in marine or freshwater environments. Acipenser oxyrinchus can grow to a length of 14 ft (4.3 m) and a weight of 800 lb (360 kg). The lifespan of this species can be around 60 years. The color of Acipenser oxyrinchus is bluish-black or olive brown with lighter sides and a white belly.

Taxonomy of Fishes

Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
- Coelacanthi - Lobe-finned fishes->
- Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes->
- Cladistii - Bichirs->
- Dipneusti - Lungfishes->
- Chondrostei - Sturgeons->
  - Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish->
    
    Acipenseridae - Sturgeons->
    
    Acipenser - Greater sturgeons->
    
    Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus)
    
    Starry sturgeon (Acipenser stellatus)
    
    Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii)
    
    European sea sturgeon (Acipenser sturio)
    
    Bastard sturgeon (Acipenser nudiventris)
    
    Adriatic sturgeon (Acipenser naccarii)
    
    Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii)
    
    Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)
    
    White sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)
    
    Shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum)
    
    Green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris)
    
    Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus)
    
    Yangtze sturgeon (Acipenser dabryanus)
    
    Sakhalin sturgeon (Acipenser mikadoi)
    
    Persian sturgeon (Acipenser persicus)
    
    Amur sturgeon (Acipenser schrenckii)
    
    Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis)
    
    Huso - Beluga sturgeons->
    
    Pseudoscaphirhynchus - Aral shovelnose sturgeons->
    
    Scaphirhynchus - American shovelnose sturgeons->
    
    Polyodontidae - Paddlefishes->
- Holostei - Gars and Bowfins->
Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
Agnatha - Jawless fishes->