Species FAO code: HUC

Hucho hucho

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
EU quality schemes and nutrition values
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Huchen	–
Bulgaria	bg Дунавска пъстърва	–
Croatia	hr mladica hr dunavski losos	–
Czech Republic	cs Hlavatka podunajská	–
Denmark	da Donaulaks	–
Finland	fi tonavanjokilohi sv donaulax sv huchen	–
Germany	de Huchen	–
Latvia	lv Donavas lasis	–
Netherlands	nl Donau zalm	–
Poland	pl Głowacica pl łosoś z Dunaju	–
Portugal	pt Salmão pt Salmão-do-Danúbio	–
Romania	ro Lostrita	–
Slovakia	sk hlavátka podunajská	–
Slovenia	sl sulec	–
Sweden	sv Donaulax sv Huchen	–

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Main fishing gears

List item: Hooks and lines

Hooks and lines

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Hucho hucho (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nutrition values

	Nutrition values per serving (100g)
Energy	148.0 kcal
Total fat	6.61 g
Saturates	1.149 g
Carbohydrate	0.0 g
Sugars	0.0 g
Protein	20.77 g
Salt	130.0 mg

Source: USDA - FoodData Central

Habitat

Freshwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Hucho hucho (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scientific name

Hucho hucho

Author

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

FAO code

HUC

Morphological description

Distinguished from other species of Salmonidae in central and eastern Europe by the following combination of characters: lateral line with 180-200 scales; no red spots and white fin margins; head dorsally flattened and long ( 22-24% SL); body roundish; caudal fin deeply emarginate; large size (in undisturbed areas); usually 13-19 gill rakers (Ref. 59043).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderSalmoniformes
  - FamilySalmonidae
    - GenusHucho
      - SpeciesHucho hucho

Synonyms

Hucho germanorum Günther, 1866
Salmo hucho Linnaeus, 1758

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Hucho hucho (Linnaeus, 1758)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0301 — Live fish
  - Other live fish
    - 0301 99 — Other
      - Freshwater fish
        0301 99 11 — Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho)
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Salmonidae, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 14 00 — Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho)
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 89 — Other
      - 0302 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Salmonidae, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 13 00 — Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho)
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 89 — Other
      - 0303 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 41 00 — Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho)
    - 0304 49 — Other
      - 0304 49 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, fresh or chilled
    - 0304 52 00 — Salmonidae
    - 0304 59 — Other
      - 0304 59 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Frozen fillets of other fish
    - 0304 81 00 — Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho)
    - 0304 89 — Other
      - 0304 89 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 99 — Other
      - Other
        0304 99 21 — Freshwater fish
- 0305 — Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption
  - Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked
    - 0305 39 — Other
      - 0305 39 10 — Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho), salted or in brine
  - Smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal
    - 0305 41 00 — Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho)
  - Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal
    - 0305 69 — Other
      - 0305 69 50 — Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho)
16 — CHAPTER 16 - PREPARATIONS OF MEAT, OF FISH OR OF CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS OR OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 1604 — Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs
  - Fish, whole or in pieces, but not minced
    - 1604 11 00 — Salmon
  - 1604 20 — Other prepared or preserved fish
    - Other
      - 1604 20 10 — Of salmon
      - 1604 20 30 — Of Salmonidae, other than salmon

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Hucho hucho

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Hooks and lines

Nutrition values

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 1 - Africa - Inland waters

Area 5 - Europe - Inland waters