Hucho


Hucho is a genus of large salmonids from cold rivers and other freshwater habitats in Eurasia. They are piscivorous, and threatened by overfishing and habitat loss.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:
ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Hucho bleekeri Sh. Kimura, 1934Sichuan taimenYangtze basin in China
Hucho hucho huchen, Danube salmonendemic to the Danube basin in Europe
Hucho ishikawae T. Mori, 1928Korean taimenNorth Korea and China
Hucho taimen Siberian taimen, Siberian giant trout, and Siberian salmonSiberia

In addition, the Sakhalin taimen was formerly placed in this genus, but genetics and other evidence has shown that it belongs in its own monotypic genus as Parahucho perryi.