Acipenseridae

Translingual

Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus (Atlantic sturgeon)

Etymology

From Acipenser +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Acipenseridae

A taxonomic family within the order Acipenseriformes – the true sturgeons.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Actinopterygii - superclass; Chondrostei - subclass; Acipenseriformes - order

Hyponyms

(family): Acipenserinae, Scaphirhynchinae (subfamilies)
- Acipenser, Huso; Scaphirhynchus, Pseudoscaphirhynchus - genera
- Priscosturioninae (extinct subfamily)

References

Sturgeon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Acipenseridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Acipenseridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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