The record for the largest beluga sturgeon ever caught is 23.6 feet long and 3,463 pounds. This is larger than some whales—the beluga whale included. However, that record was set in 1827.
Yes, it really happened, but it’s not a shark. In fact, it’s a freshwater giant: Sturgeon.” Adult sturgeon are toothless bottom feeders and not considered dangerous to humans in the wild.
Giant sturgeon aren’t a rare thing in Warsaw A giant sturgeon at a stand at the Hale Mirowskie Market in Warsaw, 1927, photo: www.audiovis.nac.gov.pl (NAC) We should take the history of the sturgeon ...
Beluga sturgeon are native to the Caspian Sea ... Zaslavsky: Look at this giant. Graham Flanagan: Oh, my God! It looks like a shark! Zaslavsky: This fish makes shark look small.