Huso

Huso Temporal range: 5–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Early Pliocene to Present[1]
Beluga sturgeon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acipenseriformes
Family:	Acipenseridae
Genus:	Huso J. F. Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833
Species
Huso dauricus Huso huso

Huso is a genus of large sturgeons from Eurasia. It contains two species, which both 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.^{[2][3] [4]}

References

1. ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2007-12-25. 
2. ↑ 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. 
3. ↑ 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. 
4. ↑ 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: 854–862. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.09.008.