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Issue: Vol. 5759 No. 3: 17 Feb. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-02-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5759.3.7
Page range: 341-342
Abstract views: 87
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Recognition of Sterletus Rafinesque 1820 as a nomen oblitum and Huso Brandt & Ratzeburg 1833 as a nomen protectum: A response to Kottelat and Freyhof (2025)

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Yale University; New Haven CT; USA; Stamford Museum and Nature Center; Stamford CT; USA
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Yale University; New Haven CT; USA; Yale Peabody Museum; New Haven CT; USA
Pisces Sterletus Huso Nomenclature Taxonomy

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How to Cite

Brownstein, C.D. & Near, T.J. (2026) Recognition of Sterletus Rafinesque 1820 as a nomen oblitum and Huso Brandt & Ratzeburg 1833 as a nomen protectum: A response to Kottelat and Freyhof (2025). Zootaxa, 5759 (3), 341–342. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5759.3.7