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The beluga (/ b ə ˈ l uː ɡ ə /), also known as the beluga sturgeon or great sturgeon (Huso huso), is a species of anadromous fish in the sturgeon family (Acipenseridae) of the order Acipenseriformes. It is found primarily in the Caspian and Black Sea basins, and formerly in the Adriatic Sea.
The Beluga sturgeon is an example of a critically endangered species. Their wild populations have been reduced due to overharvesting for its caviar . The current extinction crisis is witnessing extinction rates that are occurring at a faster rate than that of the natural extinction rate.
The areas is rich in fish, with 50 species recorded, including beluga sturgeon. The reserve is situated in the Ikryaninsky District of Astrakhan Oblast. Since 1975, the territory has been part of a Ramsar wetlands site of international importance, and since 1984 it has been included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. [1]
A 3.7 m (12 ft)-long, 500 kg (1,100 lb), 70 year old Kaluga fish which stored around 4 million eggs The Amur river, an important habitat for the Kaluga sturgeon. The kaluga sturgeon is a massive fish, also known as the "river beluga". It has a triangular head with several bony plates.
Huso is a genus of large sturgeons from Eurasia.It contains two species, both of which are critically endangered: . Huso dauricus (Georgi, 1775) (kaluga); Huso huso (Linnaeus, 1758) (beluga)
Wisconsin has among the highest populations of lake sturgeon. Lake sturgeon are one of the oldest fish species in North America and are native to at least two dozen states in the central, southern ...
Rosalynn Carter passes nails to her husband, former president Jimmy Carter, as the couple joins some 1,500 fellow volunteers in Memphis to build 19 new homes for a Habitat for Humanity project ...
Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at age 100, was an avid backer of Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit that has helped over 59 million people build or repair homes in more than 70 countries.