Huso
Temporal range: Early Pliocene to Present[1]
Beluga sturgeon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acipenseriformes
Family: Acipenseridae
Subfamily: Acipenserinae
Genus: Huso
J. F. Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833
Species
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Ichthyocolla Geoffroy 1767 non Agassiz 1846

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

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.[4][5][6]

References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
  2. Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Acipenseridae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. "Acipenseridae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  4. Vasil'eva, E.D.; Valil'ev, V.P.; Shedko, S.V.; Novomodny, G.V. (2009). "The revision of the validity of the genus Huso (Acipenseridae) based on recent morphological and genetic data with particular reference to the Kaluga H. dauricus". Journal of Ichthyology. 49 (10): 861–867. doi:10.1134/s0032945209100038. S2CID 9572638.
  5. 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. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0426.2008.01088.x.
  6. 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. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.09.008. PMID 17158071. Archived from the original on 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2019-12-14.


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