Green sturgeon

Green sturgeon
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acipenseriformes
Family: Acipenseridae
Genus: Sinosturio
Species:
S. medirostris
Binomial name
Sinosturio medirostris
(Ayres, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Acipenser acutirostris Ayres 1854 non Antipa 1909
  • Acipenser (Antaceus) agassizii Duméril 1867
  • Acipenser (Antaceus) alexandri Duméril 1867
  • Acipenser (Antaceus) oligopeltis Duméril 1867

The green sturgeon (Sinosturio medirostris) is a species of sturgeon native to the northern Pacific Ocean, from China and Russia to Canada and the United States.

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