Bastard sturgeon

Ship sturgeon
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acipenseriformes
Family: Acipenseridae
Genus: Huso
Species:
H. nudiventris
Binomial name
Huso nudiventris
(Lovetsky, 1828)
Synonyms
  • Acipenser schypus Güldenstädt 1772 ex Bonnaterre 1788
  • Acipenser turritus Fitzinger & Heckel 1836
  • Acipenser glaber Fitzinger 1836
  • Lioniscus glaber (Fitzinger 1836)
  • Acipenser nudiventris derjavini Borzenko 1950
  • Acipenser shipus Lovetzky 1834 non Güldenstädt 1772
  • Euacipenser nudiventris (Lovetsky 1828)

The bastard sturgeon, also known as the fringebarbel sturgeon, ship sturgeon, spiny sturgeon, or thorn sturgeon (Huso nudiventris), is a species of fish in the family Acipenseridae. These fish are typically found along the benthos of shallower waters near shorelines or estuaries.