Kaluga (sturgeon)

Kaluga; Temporal range: Pliocene-Recent
	A kaluga in the Primorsky Oceanarium [ru]
	Model/Specimen
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acipenseriformes
Family:	Acipenseridae
Genus:	Sinosturio
Species:	S. dauricus
Binomial name
	Sinosturio dauricus; (Georgi 1775)
Synonyms
	List Acipenser dauricus Georgi, 1775 ; Acipenser mantschuricus Basilewsky, 1855 ; Acipenser orientalis Pallas, 1814 ; Huso dauricus (Georgi, 1775) ; Huso orientalis (Pallas, 1814) ; Ichthyocolla daurica (Georgi, 1775) ; Acipenser kaluschka Steller, 1814 ;

The kaluga (Huso dauricus), or river sturgeon, is a large sturgeon from the genus Huso. It is critically endangered and hunted for its caviar, just like the beluga.

Description

The kaluga has a triangular head with several bony plates. It has a small tail and scutes on its body. It is also known for its sharp rostrum.

Conversation

The kaluga sturgeon is declining due to poaching. This has decreased the species to an unmanageable rate. There are conservation attempts to save this sturgeon.

Gallery

Mounted kaluga specimen in Khabarovsk Regional Museum, (3.5 m, 250 kg)

References

Qiwei, W.; Mugue, N. (2022). "Huso dauricus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
"Kaluga Sturgeon". NOAA Fisheries.

Other websites

↑ Qiwei, W.; Mugue, N. (2022). "Huso dauricus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T10268A146104292. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T10268A146104292.en. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
↑ "Huso dauricus Georgi, 1775" (PDF). CITES.org. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
↑ Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Acipenseridae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
↑ "Acipenseridae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

[iucn-1] Qiwei, W.; Mugue, N. (2022). "Huso dauricus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T10268A146104292. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T10268A146104292.en. Retrieved 23 August 2024.

[CITES-2] "Huso dauricus Georgi, 1775" (PDF). CITES.org. Retrieved 2025-06-04.

[3] Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Acipenseridae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.

[4] "Acipenseridae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

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