Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica
SUBSCRIBE
SUBSCRIBE
SUBSCRIBE TO PREMIUM
  • Home
  • Biographies
  • Animals & Nature
  • History & Society
  • Science & Tech
  • Geography & Travel
  • Arts & Culture
  • ProCon
  • Money
  • Games & Quizzes
  • Videos
  • Today in History
  • Dictionary
  • New Articles
Biographies
  • Browse Biographies
Animals & Nature
  • Birds, Reptiles & Other Vertebrates
  • Environment
  • Fossils & Geologic Time
  • Insects & Other Invertebrates
  • Mammals
  • Plants
History & Society
  • History
  • Philosophy & Religion
  • Politics, Law & Government
  • Society & Social Issues
Science & Tech
  • Health & Medicine
  • Science
  • Technology
Geography & Travel
  • Geography & Travel
Arts & Culture
  • Entertainment & Pop Culture
  • Literature
  • Sports & Recreation
  • Visual Arts
  • Image Galleries
  • Podcasts
  • Summaries
  • Top Questions
  • Lists and Stories
  • Britannica Kids
Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
kaluga
References
Britannica AI Icon

kaluga

fish
Also known as: Huso dauricus
Written by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Learn about this topic in these articles:

  • Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii)
    chondrostean
    / Distribution

    The genus Huso contains the kaluga (H. dauricus), which inhabits the Amur River basin in Asia, and the beluga (H. huso), which is found in the Caspian Sea and Black Sea basins. The source of the world’s prime caviar, the beluga is listed by the International Union

    Read More

    The genus Huso contains the kaluga (H. dauricus), which inhabits the Amur River basin in Asia, and the beluga (H. huso), which is found in the Caspian Sea and Black Sea basins. The source of the world’s prime caviar, the beluga is listed by the International Union

    Read More