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Acipenser oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Mitchill, S. L. (1815). The fishes of New-York, described and arranged. <em>Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York.</em> v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814): 355-492, Pls. 1-6.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Acipenseriformes
family
Acipenseridae
genus
Acipenser
species
Acipenser oxyrinchus

Name

Synonyms
Accipenser ruthenus major Schöpf, 1788
Acipenser bairdii Duméril, 1870
Acipenser girardi Duméril, 1870
Acipenser hallowellii Duméril, 1870
Acipenser holbrookii Duméril, 1870
Acipenser kennicottii Duméril, 1870
Acipenser lecontei Duméril, 1867
Acipenser lichtensteinii Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Acipenser macrorhinus Duméril, 1870
Acipenser mitchillii Duméril, 1870
Acipenser oxyrhynchus oxyrhynchus
Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi Vladykov, 1955
Acipenser oxyrinchus sotoi Vladykov, 1955
Acipenser ruthenus major Schöpf, 1788
Acipenser storeri Duméril, 1870
Sturio accipenser Strøm, 1784
Homonyms
Acipenser oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815
Common names
Atlantic sturgeon in English
Atlantic sturgeon in English
Atlantic sturgeon in English
Atlantic sturgeon in English
Atlantik mersin balığı in Turkish
Atlantische steur in Dutch
Atlantischer Stör in German
Atlantischer Stör in German
Atlantisk stör in Swedish
Baltischer Stör in German
Esturgeon noir, Esturgeon noir d'Amérique in French
Gulf sturgeon in English
Vestatlantisk stør in language.
Vestatlantisk stør in Danish
atlantinsampi in Finnish
aštriašnypis eršketas in Lithuanian
esturgeon noir in French
esturgeon noir in French
esturión del Atlántico in Spanish
esturión del Atlántico in Spanish
jesiotr atlantycki in Polish
jesiotr ostronosy in Polish
paddlefishes in English
storione Atlantico in Italian
Атлантичний осетер in Ukrainian
Осетер атлантичний in Ukrainian
остроносый осётр in Russian
Atlantic Sturgeon in English
Atlantische steur in Dutch
Atlantische steur in Dutch
atlanterhavstør in Nynorsk, Norwegian
atlanterhavstør in Norwegian Bokmål
atlantisk stör in Swedish
atlantstör in Swedish
Atlantic sturgeon in English
Atlantic sturgeon in English
Atlantik mersin balığı in Turkish
Atlantischer Stör in German
Atlantisk stör in Swedish
Gulf Sturgeon in English
Vestatlantisk stør in Danish
amerikansk stör in Swedish
amerikansk stör in Swedish
atlantisk stör in Swedish
aštriašnypis eršketas in Lithuanian
esturgeon noir in French
esturión del Atlántico in Spanish
jesiotr atlantycki in Polish
jesiotr ostronosy in Polish
paddlefishes in English

Bibliographic References

  1. (2005) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005
  2. (2010) Catalog of Fishes electronic version (15 January 2010).
  3. (2010) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2010
  4. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes, 2003: null. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
  5. Bemis, William E., Eric K. Findeis, and Lance Grande, 1997: An overview of Acipensiformes. Environmental Biology of Fishes, vol. 48. 25-71.
  6. Collette, B. B., ; Klein-MacPhee, G. (2002). Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> 1-748.
  7. Eschmeyer, R. (eds.) (2010) Catalog of Fishes electronic version (15 January 2010). http://research.calacademy.org/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp
  8. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  9. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  10. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025.
  11. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025.
  12. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
  13. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
  14. Gärdenfors (ed.) (2010) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2010
  15. Gärdenfors (ed.), U. (2005) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005
  16. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  17. McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
  18. Mitchill, S. L. (1815). The fishes of New-York, described and arranged. <em>Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York.</em> v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814): 355-492, Pls. 1-6.
  19. Murdy, Edward O., Ray S. Birdsong, and John A. Musick, 1997: null. Fishes of Chesapeake Bay. xi + 324.
  20. Musick, John A. / Collette, Bruce B., and Grace Klein-MacPhee, eds., 2002: Sturgeons: Order Acipenseriformes. Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine, Third Edition. 83-88.
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