Acipenseridae

Translingual

Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus (Atlantic sturgeon)

Etymology

From Acipenser +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Acipenseridae

1. 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