Huchen
Hucho hucho
VulnerablePhoto: Liquid Art · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fishcarnivore
The huchen is a big freshwater fish that lives in the Danube River and its tributaries. It's part of the salmon family, with relatives like trout and char. This silvery predator is sometimes called the Danube salmon, though it's not actually a salmon.
- Belongs to the same fish family as salmon and trout.
- Found only in the Danube River basin in Europe.
- One of the largest freshwater fish in its region.
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- Classification
- Fish
- Scientific name
- Hucho hucho
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Regions in this directory
- Europe
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- large
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable (VU)