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| Scientific Name | Huso huso (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Common Names | Beluga Hausen (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Danube and the rivers of Russia. |
| Synonym(s) | Acipenser albula, Acipenser beluga, Acipenser huso, Acipenser shyp, Acipenser vallisnerii, Huso huso caspicus, Huso huso maeoticus, Huso huso orientalis, Huso huso ponticus, Huso ichthyocolla |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 5000mm or 196.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Basins of the Black and Caspian seas; rare in the Adriatic Sea. Artificially propagated; considered vulnerable to endangered. Appendix III of the Bern Convention (protected fauna). International trade restricted (CITES II, since 1.4.98; CMS Appendix II). Occurrence in Greece along the coasts of North Aegean Sea is doubtful. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Critically Endangered , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1, pp 238. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up H. huso on Fishbase |
 | Look up H. huso on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up H. huso on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:22.117.1000.5513 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:06 (species record created: 2013 Sep 07 14:31) |