Kaluga (fish)
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| Kaluga | |
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| Mounted kaluga specimen in Khabarovsk Regional museum, (3 m, 250 kg). | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acipenseriformes |
| Family: | Acipenseridae |
| Genus: | Huso |
| Species: | H. dauricus |
| Binomial name | |
| Huso dauricus (Georgi, 1775) |
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The Kaluga (Huso dauricus) is a large predatory sturgeon found in the Amur River basin. Also known as the river beluga, they are claimed to be the largest freshwater fish in the world, with a maximum size of at least 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) and 5.6 m (18.6 ft). Like the slightly larger Beluga, it spends part of its life in saltwater. The Kaluga is one of the biggest of the sturgeon family.
Kaluga caviar comes from the Kaluga "River Beluga" sturgeon.
[edit] References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Huso dauricus" in FishBase. October 2007 version.
[edit] External links
- Khabarovsk Krai Government site - Tourism and Recreation - Kaluga fish (with picture)
- Khabarovsk Regional Lore Museum (with picture)
- News article from the Vladivostok News about Kaluga poaching
- Kaluga and Amure sturgeon habitat map (form WWF)
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