Amu Darya sturgeon  (Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni)

Taxonomy of Fishes

• Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->

  • Coelacanthi - Lobe-finned fishes->
  • Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes->
  • Cladistii - Bichirs->
  • Dipneusti - Lungfishes->
  • Chondrostei - Sturgeons->

    • Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish->

      • Acipenseridae - Sturgeons->

        • Acipenser - Greater sturgeons->
        • Huso - Beluga sturgeons->
        • Pseudoscaphirhynchus - Aral shovelnose sturgeons->

          • Amu Darya sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni)
          • Syr Darya sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi)
          • Dwarf sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni)
        • Scaphirhynchus - American shovelnose sturgeons->
      • Polyodontidae - Paddlefishes->
  • Holostei - Gars and Bowfins->
• Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
• Agnatha - Jawless fishes->