Sturgeons and Paddlefishes
Acipenseriformes
Acipenseriformes /æsɪˈpɛnsərɪˈfɔːrmiːz/ is an order of basal ray-finned fishes that includes the sturgeons and paddlefishes, as well as some extinct families.
3 branches of this order, most-observed first · about 28 known species
Sturgeons
familyAcipenseridae
Paddlefishes
familyPolyodontidae
Huso × Polyodon
genushybridHuso × Polyodon
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49824.