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Scientific Name | Huso huso (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Common Names | Beluga Hausen (Germany) |
Type Locality | Danube and the rivers of Russia. |
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. |
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Last Update | 2020 Sep 20 03:01 (species record created: 2013 Sep 07 14:31) |