Huso

Huso Temporal range: Early Pliocene to Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Beluga sturgeon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acipenseriformes
Family:	Acipenseridae
Genus:	Huso Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833
Type species
Acipenser huso Linnaeus, 1758
Species
See text
Synonyms
List Acipenser (Gladostomus) Holly 1936 Acipenser (Lioniscus) (Heckel & Fitzinger 1836) Bonaparte 1846 Acipenser (Shipa) Brandt 1869 Antacea Bory de St. Vincent 1822 non Rafinesque 1815 Antaceus Heckel ex Fitzinger & Heckel 1836 non Bonaparte 1846 Ellops Gistl 1848 non Mining 1832 Gladostomus Holly, 1936 Helops Brandt & Ratzeburg 1833 non Agassiz 1846 non Browne 1789 non Fabricius 1775 non Müller 1835 Ichthyocolla Garsault, 1764 Lioniscus Heckel & Fitzinger 1836 Sterletus (Rafinesque 1820) Brandt & Ratzeburg 1833 Sterleta Güldenstädt 1772

Huso is a genus of critically endangered sturgeons from Eurasia.

Species

There are two species:

• Huso huso Linnaeus, 1758 (beluga)
• Huso dauricus Georgi, 1775 (kaluga)

References

1. Vasil'eva, E.D.; Vasil'ev, V.P.; Shedko, S.V. & Novomodny, G.V. (2009). "The revision of the validity of genus Huso (Acipenseridae) based on recent morphological and genetic data with particular reference to the Kaluga H. dauricus" (PDF). Journal of Ichthyology.

Other websites

• https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1439-0426.2008.01088.x

1. ↑ Sepkoski, J. (2002). Jablonski, D.; Foote, M. (eds.). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology (363): 307. ISBN 0-87710-450-6. OCLC 50682622. OL 11169516M. S2CID 80671908. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)
2. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the family Acipenseridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 May 2025.