An accipenser is a variety of sturgeon of the genus Acipenser.

The scientific or taxonomic name would be Acipenser transmontanus.

The scientific name for sturgeon is Acipenser. There are various species of sturgeon, and each has a specific scientific name associated with it.

Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens), while ranging from the subarctic waters to the subtropical waters of North America AND Eurasia, have evolved a purely freshwater existence.

William Kitchen Parker has written:

'On the structure and development of the skull in the Batrachia' -- subject(s): Anatomy, Amphibians, Skull

'On the stucture and development of the skull in sturgeons (Acipenser Ruthenus and A. Sturio)' -- subject(s): Scaphirhynchus, Osteology, Acipenser, Sturgeons

'The morphology of the skull' -- subject(s): Skull

'On mammalian descent' -- subject(s): Mammals, Evolution

'On the structure and development of the skull in the mammalia' -- subject(s): Anatomy, Mammals, Swine, Skull

'On the morphology of the duck and the auk tribes' -- subject(s): Anseriformes, Telmatomorphormes

'A monograph on the structure and development of the shoulder-girdle and sternum on the Vertebrata' -- subject(s): Bones, Sternum, Clavicle, Bone and Bones

There are reports of the largest Beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) being close to 30 feet and weighing over 5,000 pounds, but they are not authenticated.

More commonly belugas grow to 20 feet max. with many reports at 13 feet. And one stuffed in the Astrakhan museum is 388cm or 12.7 feet (et. al. Anatoly Tarasov)

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10-12 foot White sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in the Columbia & Willamette Rivers in Oregon & Fraser River in B.C. Canada are caught every year. And ones 14-16 feet have been caught but not documented enough. The record white is documented from the Fraser at 11 feet.

There are over 120 fish species in the southern part of the Caspian Sea, which are commercially divided in two groups of sturgeons and bony fishes. The bony fishes are also divided into kilka and other species. The main commercial species are as follows:

Sturgeons: Beluga (Huso huso), Russian sturgeon (Acipenser guldenstadti), Iranian sturgeon (A. persicus), and Sevruga (A. stellatus). The Iranian Caviar, being a famous and exclusive product worldwide, is produced by these species.

Kilkas (small Clupeidae): Clupeonella delicatula, C. engrauliformis, C. grimmi

Other bony fishes: Kutum (Rutilus frisii kutum), Mullets (Mugil auratus and M. saliens), Carp (Cuprinus carpio), Bream (Abramis brama), Pike-perch (Lucioperca lucioperca), Roach (Rutilus rutilus) and Salmon (Salmo trutta caspius).

The following is a list of animals that are listed on the European Protected Species list. Some listed the scientific class to specify the particular species, while others included only the general species. * Hedgehogs * Horseshoe bats (general) * Typical Bats (general) * Large Blue butterfly (Maculinea arion) * Wild Cat (Felis silvestris) * Dolphins, porpoises and whales (general) * Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) * Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) * Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus) * Otter (Lutra lutra) * Smooth Snake (Coronella austriaca) * Sturgeon Fish (Acipenser sturio) * Natterjack Toad (Bufo calamita) * Marine Turtles (Caretta caretta, Chelonia mydas, Lepidochelys kempii, Eretmochelys imbricate, Dermochelys coriacea) For more details, please see site listed below.

Endangered animals in Alaska:

Mammals

Deluga (delphinapterus leucas)

Narwhal (monodon monoceros)

North Pacific Right Whale (balaena japonica)

Polar Bear (ursus martitimus)

Pribilof Island Shrew (sorex pribilofensis)

Sea Otter (enhydra lutris)

Steller Sea Lion (eumetopias jubatus)

Wolverine (gulo gulo)

Birds

Bristle-thighed Curlew (numenius tahitiensis)

Buff-breasted Sandpiper (tryngites subruficollis)

Emperor Goose (chen canagica)

Eskimo Curlew (numenius borealis)

Kittlitz's Murrelet (brachyamphus brevirostris)

Laysan Albatross (pheobastria immutabilis

Marbled Murrelet (brachyamphus marmoratus)

Mottled Petre (pterodroma inexpectata)

Olive-sided Flycatcher (contopus cooperi)

Red-legged Kittiwake (rissa brevirostris)

Short Tailed Albatross (phoebastria albatrus)

Spoon-billed Sandpiper (eurynorhynchus pygmeus)

Steller's Eider (plysticta stelleri)

Fish

Atlantic Halibut (hippoglossus hippoglossus)

Basking Shark (cetorhinus maximus)

Great White Shark (carcharodon carcharias)

Green Sturgeon (acipenser medirostris)

Humpback Whale (megaptera novaeangliae)

Shortspine Thornyhead (sebastolobus alascanus)

Alligator, American ( Alligator mississippiensis)Bat, Indiana ( Myotis sodalis) Eagle, bald (lower 48 States) ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Heelsplitter, Carolina ( Lasmigona decorata) Manatee, West Indian ( Trichechus manatus) Plover, piping (except Great Lakes watershed) ( Charadrius melodus) Puma, eastern ( Puma concolor couguar) Salamander, flatwoods ( Ambystoma cingulatum) Sea turtle, green (except where endangered) ( Chelonia mydas) Sea turtle, hawksbill ( Eretmochelys imbricata) Sea turtle, Kemp's ridley ( Lepidochelys kempii) Sea turtle, leatherback ( Dermochelys coriacea) Sea turtle, loggerhead ( Caretta caretta) Snake, eastern indigo ( Drymarchon corais couperi) Stork, wood (AL, FL, GA, SC) ( Mycteria americana) Sturgeon, shortnose ( Acipenser brevirostrum) Tern, roseate (Western Hemisphere except NE U.S.) ( Sterna dougallii dougallii)Turtle, bog (southern) ( Clemmys muhlenbergii)Whale, finback ( Balaenoptera physalus) Whale, humpback ( Megaptera novaeangliae) Whale, right ( Balaena glacialis) Woodpecker, red-cockaded ( Picoides borealis) sorry i screwd it up a little Alligator, American ( Alligator mississippiensis)Bat, Indiana ( Myotis sodalis) Eagle, bald (lower 48 States) ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Heelsplitter, Carolina ( Lasmigona decorata) Manatee, West Indian ( Trichechus manatus) Plover, piping (except Great Lakes watershed) ( Charadrius melodus) Puma, eastern ( Puma concolor couguar) Salamander, flatwoods ( Ambystoma cingulatum) Sea turtle, green (except where endangered) ( Chelonia mydas) Sea turtle, hawksbill ( Eretmochelys imbricata) Sea turtle, Kemp's ridley ( Lepidochelys kempii) Sea turtle, leatherback ( Dermochelys coriacea) Sea turtle, loggerhead ( Caretta caretta) Snake, eastern indigo ( Drymarchon corais couperi) Stork, wood (AL, FL, GA, SC) ( Mycteria americana) Sturgeon, shortnose ( Acipenser brevirostrum) Tern, roseate (Western Hemisphere except NE U.S.) ( Sterna dougallii dougallii)Turtle, bog (southern) ( Clemmys muhlenbergii)Whale, finback ( Balaenoptera physalus) Whale, humpback ( Megaptera novaeangliae) Whale, right ( Balaena glacialis) Woodpecker, red-cockaded ( Picoides borealis) sorry i screwd it up a little

Some examples of wildlife in New York include white-tailed deer, black bear, wild turkey, coyote, and various bird species such as bald eagles and peregrine falcons. In addition, New York is also home to a variety of fish species in its rivers and lakes, including trout, bass, and salmon.