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European Sturgeon (Acipenser huso)
FishverifiedCritically Endangered

Acipenser huso

Linnaeus, 1758

European Sturgeon

Also known as: Russian Sturgeon, Beluga, Giant Sturgeon, Great Sturgeon

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About

Max size

8 m

Taxonomy

Class

Chondrostei

Order

Acipenseriformes

Family

Acipenseridae

Other species in Acipenseridae

Danube Sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii)

Acipenser gueldenstaedtii

Danube Sturgeon

Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus)

Acipenser ruthenus

Sterlet

Greater Sturgeons (Acipenser desotoi)

Acipenser desotoi

Greater Sturgeons

Sevruga (Acipenser stellatus)

Acipenser stellatus

Sevruga

White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)

Acipenser transmontanus

White Sturgeon

Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus)

Acipenser oxyrinchus

Atlantic Sturgeon

Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser sturio)

Acipenser sturio

Atlantic Sturgeon

Chinese Sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis)

Acipenser sinensis

Chinese Sturgeon

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