Acipenseridae Bonaparte 1831 Acipenser colchicus Marti, 1940 [N]―[NE], -/ Mersin baligi/Black Sea watersheds (Fricke et al. 2007; Çiçek et al. 2015). Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833 [N]―[CR], Russian sturgeon/Rus Mersin baligi/Black Sea watersheds (Bilecenoglu et al. 2002; Kuru 2004; Geldiay & Balik 2007; Fricke et al. 2007; Bilecenoglu et al. 2014; Kuru et al. 2014; Çiçek et al. 2015). Acipenser nudiventris Lovetsky, 1828 [N]―[CR], Fringebarbel sturgeon/Sip baligi/Black Sea watersheds (Bilecenoglu et al. 2002; Kuru 2004; Fricke et al. 2007; Bilecenoglu et al. 2014; Kuru et al. 2014; Çiçek et al. 2015). Acipenser persicus Borodin, 1897 [N]―[CR], Persian sturgeon/ Iran mersini/Black Sea watersheds (Bat et al. 2005; Fricke et al. 2007; Bilecenoglu et al. 2014; Kuru et al. 2014; Çiçek et al. 2015). Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758 [N]―[VU], Sterlet/Çuka baligi/Black Sea watersheds (Kuru 2004; Fricke et al. 2007; Bilecenoglu et al. 2014; Kuru et al. 2014; Çiçek et al. 2015). Acipenser stellatus Pallas, 1771 [N]―[CR], Stellate sturgeon/-/Mediterranean, Aegean, Marmara and Black Sea watersheds (Bilecenoglu et al. 2002; Kuru 2004; Geldiay & Balik 2007; Fricke et al. 2007; Bilecenoglu et al. 2014; Kuru et al. 2014; Çiçek et al. 2015). Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758 [N]―[CR], Atlantic sturgeon/Kolan baligi/ Aegean, Marmara and Black Sea watersheds (Bil- ecenoglu et al. 2002; Kuru 2004; Geldiay & Balik 2007; Fricke et al. 2007; Bilecenoglu et al. 2014; Kuru et al. 2014; Çiçek et al. 2015). Huso huso (Linnaeus, 1758) [N]―[CR], Beluga/ Mersin morinasi/ Aegean, Marmara and Black Sea watersheds (Bilecenoglu et al. 2002; Kuru 2004; Geldiay & Balik 2007; Fricke et al. 2007; Bilecenoglu et al. 2014; Kuru et al. 2014; Çiçek et al. 2015).

Published as part of Çiçek, Erdogan, Sungur, Sevil & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, Freshwater lampreys and fishes of Turkey; a revised and updated annotated checklist 2020, pp. 241-270 in Zootaxa 4809 (2) on page 243, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4809.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/3934124