Huso huso

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII ACIPENSERIFORMES ACIPENSERIDAE

Scientific Name: Huso huso
Species Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Infra-specific Taxa Assessed:
See Huso huso (Adriatic Sea stock)
See Huso huso (Black Sea stock)
See Huso huso (Caspian Sea stock)
See Huso huso (Sea of Azov stock)
Common Name/s:
English Beluga, European Sturgeon, Giant Sturgeon, Great Sturgeon

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Endangered   A2d   ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s Sturgeon Specialist Group

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Azerbaijan; Bulgaria; Croatia; Georgia; Hungary; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Kazakhstan; Moldova; Montenegro; Romania; Russian Federation; Serbia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Ukraine
Possibly extinct:
Slovenia
Regionally extinct:
Czech Republic; Italy
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Mediterranean and Black Sea

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Freshwater; Marine
Citation: Sturgeon Specialist Group 1996. Huso huso. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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