Huso

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
Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833
Species
Synonyms[2]

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.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Sepkoski, J. (2002). Jablonski, D.; Foote, M. (eds.). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology (363): 307. ISBN 0-87710-450-6. OCLC 50682622. OL 11169516M. S2CID 80671908. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23.
  2. ^ "Family-Acipenseridae" (PDF). Deeply Fish. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-11.
  3. ^ Vasil'eva, E.D.; Vasil'ev, V.P.; Shedko, S.V. & Novomodny, G.V. (2009). "The revision of the validity of genus Huso (Acipenseridae) based on recent morphological and genetic data with particular reference to the Kaluga H. dauricus" (PDF). Journal of Ichthyology. 49 (10): 861–867. doi:10.1134/s0032945209100038. OCLC 5650115129. S2CID 9572638. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-24.
  4. ^ 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. Bibcode:2008JApIc..24S..36K. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0426.2008.01088.x. OCLC 5154011977. S2CID 86523494.
  5. ^ 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. Bibcode:2007MolPE..42..854P. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.09.008. OCLC 110683280. PMID 17158071. S2CID 36902645.