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Common Names
Most species in this family are referred to as "sturgeons". A few, however, typically retain other common names including the kaluga, beluga, and sterlet. The members of this family as a whole are often called "true sturgeons".
Latin Synonyms
Linnaean Rank
Family
Ancestral Phylogeny and Taxonomy
| Actinopterygii | Polypteriformes | |||
| Chondrostei | "†Basal Chondrosteans" | |||
| Acipenseriformes | Polyodontidae | |||
| Acipenseridae | ||||
| Neopterygii | Lepisosteiformes | |||
| †Semionotiformes | ||||
| †Pycnodontiformes | ||||
| †Macrosemiiformes | ||||
| †Pachycormiformes | ||||
| †Aspidorhynchiformes | ||||
| Halecostomi | Halecomorphi | |||
| Teleostei | ||||
Lineage
Terrabiota, Cytota, Neomura, Eukaryota, Unikonta, Opisthokonta, Animalia, Metazoa, Eumetazoa, Bilateria, Deuterostomia, Cyrtotreta, Chordata, Notochordata, Vertebrata, Gnathostomata, Teleostomi, Euteleostomi
Descendant Phylogeny and Taxonomy
Morphology
Distribution
Ecology
Ethology
Evolution
Development
Ethnobiology
Population
Notes and Comments
References
Literature
Information on the Internet
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