Sterleta Güldenstädt [J. A. von] 1772:533 Fem. Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type listed by Jordan 1919:168 [ref. 2410] as above, but as nonbinomial. Actual is: "Sterleta: Acipenser rostro fubulato, recto, diametro oris quadruplo longiore; cirris vix ori propioribus; labiis integris." Two other similar taxa (Schypa and Seuruga) also appear on p. 533. Not available, not a genus-group name but a species-group name. •In the synonymy of Acipenser Linnaeus 1758. •In the synonymy of Huso Lovetsky 1834. •In the synonymy of Sterletus Rafinesque 1820 -- (Kottelat & Freyhof 2025:546 [ref. 42352]). Current status: Synonym of Huso Lovetsky 1834. Acipenseridae.