Sinosturio

Sinosturio
Chinese sturgeon (S. sinensis)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acipenseriformes
Family:	Acipenseridae
Genus:	Sinosturio Jaekel, 1929
Type species
Acipenser dabryanus Duméril, 1869
Species
See text
Synonyms
Acipenser (Parasinosturio) Artyukin 1995

Sinosturio is a genus of sturgeon native to the Pacific Ocean and associated river drainages in eastern Asia and western North America. ^[1]

Considered synonymous with Acipenser for nearly a century, it was revived as a distinct genus in 2025 to resolve the polyphyly of the former genus. Most species in this genus were previously placed in Acipenser, aside from the kaluga which was previously placed in Huso . ^[2]

White sturgeon, one of two North American species in the genus

The following species are placed in this genus: ^[3]

• Sinosturiodabryanus (A. H. A. Duméril, 1869) (Yangtze sturgeon)
• Sinosturio dauricus (Georgi, 1775) (kaluga)
• Sinosturio medirostris (Ayres, 1854) (green sturgeon)
• Sinosturio mikadoi (Hilgendorf, 1892) (Sakhalin sturgeon)
• Sinosturio schrenckii (J. F. Brandt, 1869) (Amur sturgeon)
• Sinosturio sinensis (J. E. Gray, 1835) (Chinese sturgeon)
• Sinosturio transmontanus (J. Richardson, 1836) (white sturgeon)

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the family Acipenseridae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 28 May 2025.
2. Brownstein, Chase D.; Near, Thomas J. (2025-04-25). "Toward a Phylogenetic Taxonomy of Sturgeons (Acipenseriformes: Acipenseridae)". Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. 66 (1). doi:10.3374/014.066.0101. ISSN   0079-032X.
3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Sinosturio". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 28 May 2025.