Huso

Huso Temporal range: Early Pliocene to Present[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Beluga sturgeon
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acipenseriformes
Family:	Acipenseridae
Genus:	Huso Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833
Species
Huso dauricus Huso huso (type species)^[citation needed]
Synonyms[2]
Ichthyocolla Garsault, 1764

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

• Huso dauricus (Georgi, 1775) (kaluga)
• Huso huso (Linnaeus, 1758) (beluga)

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.^[3][4][5]

References

1. Sepkoski, J. (2002). Jablonski, D.; Foote, M. (eds.). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology (363): 307. ISBN 0-87710-450-6. OCLC 50682622. OL 11169516M. S2CID 80671908. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23.
2. "Family-Acipenseridae" (PDF). Deeply Fish. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-11.
3. Vasil'eva, E.D.; Vasil'ev, V.P.; Shedko, S.V. & Novomodny, G.V. (2009). "The revision of the validity of genus Huso (Acipenseridae) based on recent morphological and genetic data with particular reference to the Kaluga H. dauricus" (PDF). Journal of Ichthyology. 49 (10): 861–867. doi:10.1134/s0032945209100038. OCLC 5650115129. S2CID 9572638. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-24.
4. Krieger, J.; Hett, A.K.; Fuerst, P.A.; Artyukhin, E.; Ludwig, A. (2008). "The molecular phylogeny of the order Acipenseriformes revisited". Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 24: 36–45. Bibcode:2008JApIc..24S..36K. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0426.2008.01088.x. OCLC 5154011977. S2CID 86523494.
5. Peng, Z.; Ludwig, A.; Wang, D.; Diogo, R.; Wei, Q.; He, S. (2007). "Age and biogeography of major clades in sturgeons and paddlefishes (Pisces: Acipenseriformes)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 42 (3): 854–862. Bibcode:2007MolPE..42..854P. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.09.008. OCLC 110683280. PMID 17158071. S2CID 36902645.