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Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scaphirhynchus is a genus of sturgeons native to North America. All species in this genus are considered to be threatened with extinction or worse.[2][3][4] As of 2023, the pallid sturgeon (S. albus)[3] and the Alabama sturgeon (S. suttkusi)[4] are critically endangered according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Scaphirhynchus | |
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Scaphirhynchus albus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acipenseriformes |
Family: | Acipenseridae |
Subfamily: | Scaphirhynchinae |
Genus: | Scaphirhynchus Heckel, 1835 |
Species | |
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Synonyms[1] | |
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The etymology of the word Scaphirhynchus is derived from two Greek words, scaphir translating to “boat”, while rhynchus being “snout”. The word rhynchus is used in the scientific name, be it genus or species for many animals, including the duck-billed platypus, ornithorhynchus as its genus, meaning “bird-snout”.
Member species are found in the Mississippi, Missouri, and Alabama Rivers.
Currently, three species in this genus are recognized:[5]
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