Acipenseriformes

Acipenseriformes Temporal range: Early Triassic–Recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acipenseriformes L. S. Berg, 1940
Families
Acipenseridae— sturgeons Polyodontidae— paddlefishes †Chondrosteidae †Errolichthyidae †Peipiaosteidae

Acipenseridae— sturgeons
Polyodontidae— paddlefishes
†Chondrosteidae
†Errolichthyidae
†Peipiaosteidae

Acipenseriformes /æsᵻˈpɛnsərᵻˈfɔːrmiːz/ is an order of basalray-finned fishes that includes the sturgeons and paddlefishes, as well as some extinct families.

Notable characteristics of Acipenseriformes include:

Taxonomy based on the work of Mikko Haaramo, Neslon, Grande and Wilson 2016 and van der Laan 2016.