Scaphirhynchus
| Scaphirhynchus | |
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| File:Scaphirhynchus albus.jpg | |
| Scaphirhynchus albus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acipenseriformes |
| Family: | Acipenseridae |
| Genus: | Scaphirhynchus Heckel, 1835 |
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| File:Scaphirhynchus map.jpg | |
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Scaphirhynchus, from Ancient Greek σκάφη (skáphe), meaning "shovel", and ῥύγχος (rhúnkos), meaning "snout", 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.
The genus name Scaphirhynchus from Ancient Greek σκάφη (skáphe), meaning "shovel", and ῥύγχος (rhúnkos), meaning "snout", referring to their flat, shovel-shaped snout.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]Member species are found in the Mississippi, Missouri, and Alabama Rivers.
Species
[edit | edit source]Currently, three species in this genus are recognized:[5]
| Image | Species | Common name |
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| File:Scaphirhynchus albus at Gavins Point (cropped).jpg | Scaphirhynchus albus
(S. A. Forbes & R. E. Richardson, 1905) |
pallid sturgeon |
| File:Shovelnose Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) (52572922457).jpg | Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
(Rafinesque, 1820) |
shovelnose sturgeon |
| File:Scaphirhynchus suttkusi.jpg | Scaphirhynchus suttkusi
J. D. Williams & Clemmer, 1991 |
Alabama sturgeon |
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