9. Huso huso (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common name. Beluga

Taxonomy. Original description: Acipenser huso Linnaeus, 1758: 238 [Danube and the rivers of Russia; no types known] .

Revisions. Berg (1948: 61).

Illustrations. Berg (1948: 61, fig. 54); Kottelat & Freyhof (2007: 58-59, figs.).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Caspian Sea.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 434-Kura-South Caspian Drainages, 450-Turan Plain, 452-Caspian Marine.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Fil mahi, Mahi-ye khaviar.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020); Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: None.

Conservation. —IUCN: CR.

Lepisosteiformes