Huso
| Huso Fossil range: Early Pliocene to Present[1] | ||||||||||||
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Beluga sturgeon | ||||||||||||
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Huso is a genus of large sturgeons. It contains two species:
- Beluga (or European) sturgeon, Huso huso.
- Kaluga (or Great Siberian) sturgeon, Huso dauricus.
References
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560. Retrieved on 2007-12-25.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Huso". Image Credit.