Acipenseriformes
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Acipenseridae (sturgeons) |
Acipenseriformes is an order of primitive ray-finned fishes that includes the sturgeons and paddlefishes, as well as some extinct families.
Acipenseriform skeletons are largely cartilage.
References
- Martin Hochleithner and Joern Gessner, The Sturgeons and Paddlefishes of the World: Biology and Aquaculture
- Martin Hochleithner, Joern Gessner, and Sergej Podushka, The Bibliography of Acipenseriformesde:Störartige