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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acipenseriformes
Family: Acipenseridae Sturgeons
Subfamily: Scaphirhynchinae
Genus: Scaphirhynchus

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3 species (see list below)

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North America
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Scaphirhynchus albus (Forbes & Richardson, 1905)

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Scaphirhynchus albus
[Pallid sturgeon]

Photo by Moreau, J.

North America
Max. Length 108 cm TL
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (Rafinesque, 1820)

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Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
[Shovelnose sturgeon]

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North America

Scaphirhynchus suttkusi Williams & Clemmer, 1991

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Scaphirhynchus suttkusi
[Alabama sturgeon]
3 Species of Family Acipenseridae with Genus Scaphirhynchus
(Sturgeons)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1905 Scaphirhynchus albus Pallid sturgeon North America 200 TL
1820 Scaphirhynchus platorynchus Shovelnose sturgeon North America 108 TL
1991 Scaphirhynchus suttkusi Alabama sturgeon North America



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