barbel sturgeon
Acipenser nudiventris Lovetsky, 1828
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Acipenser nudiventris Lovetsky, 1828
- Name authority
- Lovetsky, 1828
- Common name
- barbel sturgeon
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Chondrostei
- Order
- Acipenseriformes
- Family
- Acipenseridae
- Genus
- Acipenser
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classChondrostei
- orderAcipenseriformes
- familyAcipenseridae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusAcipenser Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesAcipenser nudiventris Lovetsky, 1828
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Acipenser. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| sterletAcipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758 | AcipenseridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Siberian sturgeonAcipenser baerii Brandt, 1869 | AcipenseridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| shortnose sturgeonAcipenser brevirostrum Lesueur, 1818 | AcipenseridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yangtze sturgeonAcipenser dabryanus Duméril, 1869 | AcipenseridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| lake sturgeonAcipenser fulvescens Rafinesque, 1817 | AcipenseridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Danube sturgeonAcipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833 | AcipenseridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| green sturgeonAcipenser medirostris Ayres, 1854 | AcipenseridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Adriatic sturgeonAcipenser naccarii Bonaparte, 1836 | AcipenseridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amur sturgeonAcipenser schrenckii Brandt, 1869 | AcipenseridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chinese sturgeonAcipenser sinensis Gray, 1835 | AcipenseridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| white sturgeonAcipenser transmontanus Richardson, 1836 | AcipenseridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Acipenser schypa Bonnaterre, 1788 Bonnaterre, 1788 | ambiguous synonym |
| Acipenser glaber Fitzinger, 1836 Fitzinger, 1836 | synonym |
| Acipenser schypa Güldenstädt, 1772 Güldenstädt, 1772 | ambiguous synonym |
| Huso nudiventris (Lovetsky, 1828) (Lovetsky, 1828) | synonym |
| Acipenser (Sterletus) nudiventris Lovetsky, 1828 Lovetsky, 1828 | synonym |
| Acipenser nudiventris derjavini Borzenko, 1950 Borzenko, 1950 | synonym |
| Acipenser nudivenris Lovetsky, 1828 Lovetsky, 1828 | synonym |
| Acipenser turritus Fitzinger & Heckel, 1836 Fitzinger & Heckel, 1836 | synonym |
| Acipenser turritus Brusina, 1902 Brusina, 1902 | synonym |
| Acipenser (Huso) nudiventris Lovetsky, 1828 Lovetsky, 1828 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Lovetsky, A. (1828). On the fishes belonging to the sturgeon genus and inhabiting waters of the Russian Empire. Novyi Magazin, , Estestvennoi Istorii, Fiziki, Khimii i Svedenii i Svedenii Ekologicheskikh, Izdannyi 1. Dviubskim Part 2: 14–22, 73–79, 145–150. [Not seen. (= Nouveau Magasin d’Histoire Naturelle, de Physique, de Chimie et d’Économie, Moscou.).]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:64KGK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.