Sturgeon (Fish) <br /> <br />Kingdom: Animalia, <br /> <br />Phylum: Chordata, <br /> <br />Superclass: Osteichthyes, <br /> <br />Class: Actinopterygii, <br /> <br />Order: Acipenseriformes, <br /> <br />Family: Acipenseridae, <br /> <br />Subfamilies: Acipenserinae or Scaphirhynchinae, <br /> <br />Scientific name: Acipenseridae, <br /> <br />Mass: Beluga: 2,500 lbs, <br /> <br />Rank: Family, <br /> <br />Higher classification: Acipenseroidei, <br /> <br />** Did you know: During the American Revolution, an American officer had his leg broken when a 10 foot sturgeon leaped into his boat on the Potomac River near <br /> <br />*** Sturgeon is the common name for the 27 species of fish belonging to the family Acipenseridae. Their evolution dates back to the Triassic some 245 to 208 million years ago. <br /> <br />More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon
