Shovelnose sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus)

General data

Main name: Shovelnose sturgeon
Local names: Hackleback, Sand sturgeon, Switchtail
Climates: Subtropical, Temperate, Continental
Habitat: Freshwater
Native: North America
Distribution: Missouri River, Mississippi River, Atchafalaya River

Classification

Genus: Scaphirhynchus - American shovelnose sturgeons
Family: Acipenseridae - Sturgeons
Order: Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish
Class: Chondrostei - Sturgeons
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

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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->
    
    Scaphirhynchus - American shovelnose sturgeons->
    
    Shovelnose sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus)
    
    Pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus)
    
    Alabama sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus suttkusi)
    
    Polyodontidae - Paddlefishes->
- Holostei - Gars and Bowfins->
Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
Agnatha - Jawless fishes->