Kaluga Sturgeon
Kaluga Sturgeon
Huso dauricus
Protected Status
ESA Endangered - Foreign
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix II
Throughout Its Range
Quick Facts
Weight
Up to 2,200 pounds
Lifespan
At least 20 years
Length
Up to 18.5 feet
Threats
Entanglement in fishing gear,
Habitat degradation,
Habitat impediments,
Pollution
Region
Foreign
About The Species
The kaluga sturgeon is found in the lower reaches of the Amur River of Russia and China. Under the Endangered Species Act, NOAA Fisheries must list threatened and endangered marine species regardless of where they are found. The kaluga sturgeon is listed as endangered throughout its range under the ESA.
Protected Status
ESA Endangered - Foreign
- Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix II
- Throughout Its Range
Scientific Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia | Phylum | Chordata | Class | Actinopterygii | Order | Acipenseriformes | Family | Acipenseridae | Genus | Huso | Species | dauricus |
|---|
Management Overview
In 2012, NOAA Fisheries received a petition from WildEarth Guardians and Friends of Animals to list 15 foreign sturgeon species under the Endangered Species Act. We conducted a status review and proposed to list 5 species, including Kaluga sturgeon, as endangered under the ESA. In June 2014, we listed Kaluga sturgeon as endangered.