Beluga

Acipenser huso

Four sea basins with the Adriatic now lost

Beluga is known around Eurasia as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 800 cm.

Class: Cartilaginous Ganoids
Order: Sturgeons and Paddlefishes
Family: Acipenseridae
Genus: Acipenser
Maximum length: 800 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eurasia: Caspian, Black, Azov and Adriatic Sea basins. Extirpated from Adriatic Sea.

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