What is "kaluga"

Kaluga is a city and the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River southwest of Moscow. Population:

The kaluga (Huso dauricus) is a large predatory sturgeon found in the Amur River basin. Also known as the river beluga, they are claimed to be the largest freshwater fish in the world, with a maximum size of at least 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) and 5.6 m (18.6 ft). Local fishermen have suggested that the kaluga can grow well up to 20 ft in length and can weigh around 1,500 kg. The kaluga is one of the biggest of the sturgeon family. Like the slightly larger beluga, it spends part of its life in salt water. Unlike the beluga, this fish has 5 major rows of dermal scutes, nail-like teeth in its jaws, and feeds on salmon and other fish in the Amur. They have gray-green to black backs with a yellowish green-white underbelly.

The kaluga has been hunted to near extinction for its valuable roe. Despite constant anti-poaching patrols, poachers still continue to catch the fish. Fishing for kaluga anywhere in the Amur River is an offense punishable by law. However, kalugas are known to have an aggressive nature, and instances of them toppling fishing boats and drowning fishermen have been reported, although no concrete evidence exists of them assaulting or hunting people.

Kaluga is a city in Central Russia.

Kaluga may also refer to:

• Kaluga Oblast (created 5 July 1944 as part of the Soviet Union), now a federal subject of Russia
• Kaluga Province (1719-1775), Russian Empire
• Kaluga Governorate (1796-1929), Russian Empire
• Kaluga, Poland, a village in southern Poland
• Kaługa, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, a village in north-central Poland
• Kaluga, Oryol Oblast, a village in Oryol Oblast, Russia
• Kaluga-Solovyovka, a village (selo) in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
• Kaluga (fish), a sturgeon found in the Amur River basin
• FC Kaluga, football club from Kaluga
• FC Lokomotiv Kaluga
• FC Turbostroitel Kaluga
• Kaluga crater
• Kaluga Airport