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Huso

Huso
Temporal range: 5–0 Ma
Early Pliocene to Present
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Beluga sturgeon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acipenseriformes
Family: Acipenseridae
Genus: Huso
J. F. Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833
Species

Huso is a genus of large sturgeons from Eurasia. It contains two species, which both are critically endangered:

Recent data indicate a polyphyletic origin of the genus Huso, and it is suggested that the two Huso species should be included in the genus Acipenser.



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