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Type genus of the Acipenseridae sturgeons
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acipenser
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Acipenser is a genus of sturgeons . With 17 species, many of which are threatened , it is the largest genus in the order Acipenseriformes .
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Acipenser \Ac`i*pen"ser\, prop. n. [L., the name of a fish.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of ganoid fishes, including the sturgeons, having the body armed with bony scales, and the mouth on the under side of the head. See Sturgeon .