Scaphirhynchus
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Scaphirhynchus albus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acipenseriformes |
| Family: | Acipenseridae |
| Subfamily: | Scaphirhynchinae
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| Genus: | Scaphirhynchus Heckel, 1835 |
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Scaphirhynchus is a
critically endangered according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature
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Distribution
Member species are found in the Mississippi, Missouri, and Alabama Rivers.
Species
Currently, three species in this genus are recognized:[5]
- Scaphirhynchus albus (S. A. Forbes & R. E. Richardson, 1905) (pallid sturgeon)
- Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (Rafinesque, 1820) (shovelnose sturgeon)
- Scaphirhynchus suttkusi J. D. Williams & Clemmer, 1991 (Alabama sturgeon)
References
- ^ "Acipenseridae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- . Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ . Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ . Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Scaphirhynchus in FishBase. December 2012 version.