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Huso huso (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Linnæus, Carolus. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. Vol. Tomus I, Editio decima, reformata: i-ii, 1-824.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Acipenseriformes
family
Acipenseridae
genus
Huso
species
Huso huso

Name

Synonyms
Acipenser albula Forster, 1767
Acipenser beluga Forster, 1767
Acipenser huso Linnaeus, 1758
Acipenser schypa Gmelin, 1789
Acipenser shyp Forster, 1767
Acipenser vallisnerii Molin, 1853
Huso huso caspicus Babushkin, 1942
Huso huso maeoticus Sal'nikov & Malyatskii, 1934
Huso huso orientalis Lelek, 1987
Huso huso ponticus Sal'nikov & Malyatskii, 1934
Huso ichthyocolla Bonaparte, 1846
Homonyms
Huso huso (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Beluga in Slovenian
Beluga in English
Beluga in French
Beluga in Spanish
Beluga in Finnish
Belugastör in Swedish
Belugastør in Norwegian
Belugastør in Danish
Bieluga z. wyz in Polish
Bli turishkurte in Albanian
Bli turishkurter in Albanian
Esturión in Spanish
Esturión beluga in Spanish
Esturjâo do Cáspio in Portuguese
Esturjão-beluga in Portuguese
European Sturgeon in English
European sturgeon in English
European sturgeon in English
Europäischer Hausen in German
Europäischer Hausen in German
Giant Sturgeon in English
Grand esturgeon in French
Great Sturgeon in English
Hausen in German
Hausen in German
Hausen in German
Hausen in German
Hausen in German
Hausenblase in German
Hausenblase in German
Hus in Swedish
Hus in Danish
Husblosstör in Swedish
Husso in German
Husso in German
Kitasampi in Finnish
Mersin morinasi in Turkish
Mersinmorinasi in Turkish
Mersinmorinasi baligi in Turkish
Mjaldur in Icelandic
Morun in Romanian
Moruna in Serbian
Russian sturgeon in English
Russian sturgeon in English
Rysk kaviar in Swedish
Selvike uimarakosta in Finnish
Storione ladando in Italian
Sundmaga hlaup in Icelandic
Visgelatine in Dutch
Viza in Hungarian

Bibliographic References

  1. Bemis, William E., Eric K. Findeis, and Lance Grande, 1997: An overview of Acipensiformes. Environmental Biology of Fishes, vol. 48. 25-71.
  2. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
  3. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
  4. Kullander (1999) Förteckning över svenska fiskar
  5. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  6. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  7. Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1991: World Fishes Important to North Americans Exclusive of Species from the Continental Waters of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 21. 243.
  8. Shiino, Sueo M., 1976: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. 262.
  9. Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453.
  10. Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453.
  11. de Jong (2017) Fauna Europaea - all European animal species on the web: version 2.6
  12. van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374
  13. van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374
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