Huso

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Huso Fossil range: Early Pliocene to Present[1]
Beluga sturgeon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Acipenseriformes Family: Acipenseridae Genus: Huso
Species
2, see text

Huso is a genus of large sturgeons. It contains two species:

• Beluga (or European) sturgeon, Huso huso.
• Kaluga (or Great Siberian) sturgeon, Huso dauricus.

[edit] References

1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560.