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...delicacy has put many sturgeon populations at risk. The order Acipenseriformes, which includes all sturgeons and paddlefishes, is a...role to play in sturgeon conservation. The entire order Acipenseriformes is listed in CITES Appendix II, except for two species... |
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sturgeon
...Sturgeon are also raised on fish farms in a number nations outside the Caspian basin.Sturgeons are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Osteichthyes, order Acipenseriformes, family Acipenseridae. |
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paddlefish
...but now on the verge of extinction is reported to grow some 20 ft (6 m) in length. Paddlefishes are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Osteichthyes, order Acipenseriformes, family Polyodontidae. |
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