genus
Acipenser
Acipenser is a genus in the family Acipenseridae. This database currently files 85 species under it, 5 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 85
- Threatened
- 5
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 6%
- Weight range
- Not recorded
Best-known members of Acipenser
Ranked by popularity score.
Sterlet
Acipenser ruthenus
European sea sturgeon
Acipenser sturio
Russian sturgeon
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii
Starry sturgeon
Acipenser stellatus
Siberian sturgeon
Acipenser baerii
Ship
Acipenser nudiventris
Adriatic sturgeon
Acipenser naccarii
Persian sturgeon
Acipenser persicus
How threatened is Acipenser?
5 of 85 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 4 | 80% |
| ENEndangered | 1 | 20% |
All species in Acipenser
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterlet | Acipenser ruthenus | Acipenseridae | Endangered | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| European sea sturgeon | Acipenser sturio | Acipenseridae | Critically Endangered | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Russian sturgeon | Acipenser gueldenstaedtii | Acipenseridae | Critically Endangered | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Starry sturgeon | Acipenser stellatus | Acipenseridae | Critically Endangered | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Siberian sturgeon | Acipenser baerii | Acipenseridae | Critically Endangered | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Ship | Acipenser nudiventris | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Adriatic sturgeon | Acipenser naccarii | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Persian sturgeon | Acipenser persicus | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sagami sturgeon | Acipenser sinensis | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| River sturgeon | Acipenser dabryanus | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| White sturgeon | Acipenser transmontanus | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Green sturgeon | Acipenser medirostris | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Amur sturgeon | Acipenser schrenckii | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sakhalin sturgeon | Acipenser mikadoi | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Shortnose sturgeon | Acipenser brevirostrum | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lake sturgeon | Acipenser fulvescens | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Paddlefishes | Acipenser oxyrinchus | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Accipenser heptipus | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Accipenser hudsonius | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Accipenser lagenarius | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Accipenser macrostomus | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Accipenser marginatus | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Accipenser muricatus | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Accipenser ohiensis | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Accipenser platyrhincho | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Accipenser serotimus | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser agassizii | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser albertensis | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser alexandri | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser amnisinferos | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser anasimos | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser anthracinus | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser atelaspis | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser ayresii | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser brachyrynchus | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser brandtii | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser buffalo | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser carbonarius | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser caryi | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser cataphractus | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser cayennensis | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser chinensis | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser cincinnati | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser colchicus | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser copei | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Kaluga | Acipenser dauricus | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser dekayi | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Gulf sturgeon | Acipenser desotoi | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser gillii | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser helenae | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser honneymani | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Giant sturgeon | Acipenser huso | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser husoniformis | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser kaluschka | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser kiangsinensis | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser kirtlandii | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser laevis | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser lamarii | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser lesueurii | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser liopeltis | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser maculosus | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser measius | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser megalaspis | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser microrhynchus | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser nertinianus | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser obtusirostris | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser oligopeltis | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser ornatus | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser paranasimos | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser platyrhinus | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser praeparatorum | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser primigenius | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser putnami | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser rafinesquii | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser rauchii | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser rhynchaeus | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser richardsonii | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser rosarium | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser rostellum | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser rupertianus | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser sebae | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser simus | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acipenser toliapicus | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Dinoctus truncatus | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Sterletus gueldenstaedtii | Acipenseridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |