Lionisci (subgenus of Acipenser) Fitzinger [L. J. F. J.] & Heckel [J. J.] 1836:370 Masc. Acipenser glaber Heckel 1836. Type by monotypy. Only appeared in plural form "Lionisci" as a group within Acipenser; latinized by Bonaparte 1846 to Lioniscus and used by Duméril 1867:158 [ref. 14072] and by Jordan 1919:185 [ref. 2410]. "Lionisci" also used as a group within Acipenser by Heckel & Kner 1857:332 [ref. 2078]. •Synonym of Acipenser Linnaeus 1758 -- (Svetovidov 1973:82 [ref. 7169]). •Synonym of Huso Brandt & Ratzeburg 1833. Current status: Synonym of Huso Brandt & Ratzeburg 1833. Acipenseridae.