Beluga  (Huso huso)

Facts

Also known as: Great sturgeon
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderAcipenseriformes
FamilyAcipenseridae
GenusHuso (1)
SizeUp to: 2,072 kg (2)
Length: 1 - 3 (max = 5 m) (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).

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