| Acipenseriformes | ||||||||
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Acipenseridae (sturgeons) Polyodontidae (paddlefishes) Chondrosteidae extinct Errolichthyidae extinct |
Acipenseriformes is an order of primitive ray-finned fisheses that includes the sturgeons and paddlefishes, as well as some extinct families.
Acipenseriform skeletons are largely cartilage.