Acipenseriformes

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Acipenseriformes

[‚as·ə·pen‚ser·ə′fȯr‚mēz]

(vertebrate zoology)

An order of the subclass Actinopterygii represented by the sturgeons and paddlefishes.

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Orden Familia Especie Lepisosteiformes Lepisosteidae Lepisisteus osseus Acipenseriformes Polyodontidae Polyodon spathula Cyprinodontiformes Fundulidae Fundulus heteroclitus Poeciliidae Gambusia affinis Gambusia holbrooki Girardinus microdactylus Girardinus denticulatus Cyprinidae Siphateles bicolor Gasterostiformes Gasterosteidea Gasterosteus aculeatus Gadiformes Moridae Lepidion guentheri Scorpaeniformes Liparidae Elassodiscus tremebundus Careproctus cyclocephalus Scorpaenidae Sebastolobus macrochir Perciformes Epinephelidae Cephalopholis fulva Letthrinidae Lethrinus nebulosus.

First record of melanism in Cheilodactylus variegatus Valenciennes, 1833 (Perciformes, Cheilodactylidae)/Primer registro de melanismo en Cheilodactylus variegatus Valenciennes, 1833 (Perciformes, Cheilodactylidae)

Ontogenetic tooth loss occurs in other fishes, including members of elopiformes and anguilliformes (Fahay, 1983), acipenseriformes (Nelson, 2006), and siliformes (Huysseune and Sire, 1997; Kakizawa and Meenakarn, 2003).

Captive propagation, reproductive biology, and early life history of the Diamond Darter (Crystallaria cincotta)

Bemis WE, Findeis EK, Grande L (1997) An overview of Acipenseriformes.

Ludwig A (2008) Identifcation of Acipenseriformes species in trade.

Semen of beluga, huso huso: ionic content and osmolality of seminal plasma and their physiological correlation with sperm motility indices

the Acipenseriformes, Polypteriformes and Amiiformes (e.

Teleostean phylogeny based on osteological and myological characters/Filogenia de teleosteos basada en caracteristicas osteologicas y miologicas

The order Acipenseriformes, which includes all sturgeons and paddlefishes, is a group of primitive fishes that inhabit fresh and coastal marine waters in the temperate zones of the northern hemisphere.

The entire order Acipenseriformes is listed in CITES Appendix II, except for two species listed in Appendix I.

Managing the trade in sturgeon and paddlefish

Class ACTINOPTERYGII--RAY-FINNED FISHES Order Acipenseriformes Family Acipenseridae--Sturgeons 2 species Acipenser brevirostrum Lesueur, 1818.

Annotated checklist and distribution of New Jersey freshwater fishes, with comments on abundance

appendix (DeKay), American NW brook lamprey Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, sea NW lamprey Order Acipenseriformes (paddlefish, strugeons) Family Acipenseridae (sturgeon) Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque, W, S lake surgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus W, SE (Rafinesque), shovelnose sturgeon Family Polyodontidae (paddlefish) Polyodon spathula (Walbaum), W, SE paddlefish Order Lepisosteiformes (gars) Family Lepisosteidae (gars) Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell, NE, SW spotted gar L.

Revised checklist of the vertebrates of Indiana

Acipenseriformes is a primitive group of approximately 27 species whose biological attributes make them particularly vulnerable to decline due to intensive fishing pressure.