Huso huso
Scientific name | Huso huso |
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Descriptor | Linnaeus |
Year of description | 1758 |
IUCN category (World) | CR |
Family | Acipenseridae |
Genus | Huso |


Introduction
Huso huso is a fresh water, brackish water and salt water fish.
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Who is it?
Morphology
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Average size215 cm
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Maximum size800 cm
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Average size215 cm
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Maximum size800 cm
How to recognize This fish ?
This fish has the particularity to possess several pairs of barbels, which allow him to search the bottom and to detect the food thus moved.
Huso huso measures between 215 and 800 cm. This fish is bicolore with a predominantly blanc and gris body.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietcarnivorous
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Sociabilitysolitary
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territorialNo
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Way of livingdiurnal
Huso huso is a fish solitary naturally found at mid-depth and near the bottom. This species is carnivorous .
Although Huso huso is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.
Reproduction
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Reproductionovipare qui pond sur substrat découvert
Huso huso is a fish ovipare qui pond sur substrat découvert.
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Origin and distribution

Conservation status of populations (IUCN)
What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Temperature10 - 20 °C
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Depth2 - 180 m
Biotope presentation
Huso huso is most often found at a depth between 2m and 180m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
Species of the same biotope
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