Beluga  (Huso huso)

Facts

Also known as:Great sturgeon
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Acipenseriformes
Family Acipenseridae
Genus Huso (1)
Size Length: 1 - 3 (max = 5 m) (2)
Weight Up to: 2,072 kg (3)

Status

Classified as Endangered (EN - A2d) on the IUCN Red List 2002. Listed on Appendix II of CITES and Appendix II of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS or Bonn Convention) (1).