Revisionary Studies of the Sturgeon Subfamily Scaphirhynchinae: An International Partnership in Systematic and Conservation Biology of Endangered Sturgeons

小行星9527938 鲟鱼科的硬骨鱼（鲟科）包括几种具有商业价值的物种，长期以来受到许多文化的人类的追捧。 几乎所有这些物种都需要立即采取保护措施。 其中最危险的是鲟鱼亚科的鲟鱼物种，属Scaphihynchus和Pseudoscaphihynchus。 该亚科是北美和中亚特有的。 由于对这些鱼类的分类学、系统学和生态学知识不足，特别是物种边界的不确定性和存在未描述物种的可能性，保护工作受到阻碍。 这项建议是美国、俄罗斯和乌兹别克斯坦科学家之间的国际伙伴关系。 主要研究人员Mayden和比尔斯坦及其同事将研究鲟鱼亚科鲟鱼的形态特征，并利用这些特征来评估，并在必要时修改这些鱼的分类和系统学。 修订后的分类法将更有效地为保护活动提供信息。

9527938 MAYDEN The sturgeon family of bony fish (Acipenseridae) includes several species of commercial value, long sought after by humans of many cultures. Nearly all of these species are in need of immediate conservation measures. Among the most imperiled are sturgeon species in the subfamily Scaphirhynchinae, genera Scaphirhynchus and Pseudoscaphirhynchus. The subfamily is endemic to North America and Central Asia. Conservation efforts are hampered by an inadequate knowledge of the taxonomy, systematics and ecology of these fish, in particular by the uncertainty of species boundaries and the likelihood that undescribed species are present. This proposal is an international partnership among scientists of the United States, Russia and Uzbekistan. Principal investigators Mayden and Birstein, with their colleagues, will examine morphological characteristics of sturgeon in the subfamily Scaphirhynchinae, and use these characters to evaluate, and revise where necessary, the taxonomy and systematics of these fish. The revised taxonomy will then more effectively inform conservation activities.