Huso
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| Huso Temporal range: 5–0 Ma Early Pliocene to Present[1] |
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| Beluga sturgeon | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acipenseriformes |
| Family: | Acipenseridae |
| Genus: | Huso J. F. Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833 |
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Huso is a genus of large sturgeons. It contains two species:
- Huso dauricus (Georgi, 1775) (Kaluga sturgeon)
- Huso huso (Linnaeus, 1758) (Beluga sturgeon)
[edit] References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
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