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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 kaluga sturgeon is a massive fish, also known as the "river beluga". It has a triangular head with several bony plates. Its body is an elongated fusiform body with five rows of bony scutes: dorsal with 10–16 beetles (the first is largest), two laterals (32–46 scutes), and two ventral (8–12 scutes) between rows of small bony scutes ...
The largest sturgeon on record was a beluga female captured in the Volga Delta in 1827, measuring 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in) long and weighing 1,571 kg (3,463 lb). Most sturgeons are anadromous bottom-feeders , migrating upstream to spawn but spending most of their lives feeding in river deltas and estuaries .
The largest species is the beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) of the Caspian and Black seas, the only extant bony fish to rival the massiveness of the ocean sunfish. The largest specimen considered reliable (based on remains) was caught in the Volga estuary in 1827 and measured 7.3 m (24 ft) and weighed 1,474 kg (3,250 lb). [1]
Since they’re a popular source for caviar, the Beluga Sturgeon has been heavily fished for the last century to near extinction.The entire population of Beluga Sturgeons is said to have declined ...
Beluga sturgeon: Huso huso: 7.2 [9] 10: Great white shark: ... Largest organisms; References This page was last edited on 9 October 2024, at 01:54 (UTC). Text is ...
Note 1 - European eel (Anguilla anguilla), Adriatic sturgeon (Acipenser naccarii) and European sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) are listed as Critically Endangered species (IUCN) status by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Any of these fish caught, must be photographed, then returned to the water immediately.
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