All along the river, with its rich spawning grounds, the giant prehistoric sturgeon was caught in such large numbers that it earned the nickname Albany beef.

They reject suggestions it was something familiar - mating snakes, a giant sturgeon, large otters.

Among animals, the giant sturgeon lives longer than the herring, the giant salamander lives longer.

It comes from giant beluga sturgeon that can weigh as much as a ton.

The point of his harpoon was deeply embedded in the giant sturgeon - with little effect.

Imagine paying $75 for a one-ounce tin of Russian beluga caviar, fresh from the belly of a giant sturgeon caught in the Caspian Sea.

It has often been described as looking like a whale or a giant sturgeon - one of the oldest families of bony fish in existence, often found in lakes and rivers.

Mr. Clarke mentioned one about a Roman who spent a fortune to bring a giant sturgeon back from the Black Sea, served at the table with a trumpet fanfare.

Beluga, the largest and most delicate of the caviars, comes from giant sturgeon that may soon be endangered.

The Ramudoi e other hand, knew the river and hunted its creatures, giant sturgeon.