Explore the sturgeon species behind caviar, alongside protected species and special cases. Whether you are new to caviar or looking for a particular species, this guide will help you find where to start and understand the differences.
Explore the sturgeon species behind familiar caviar names, how their eggs differ and why scientific names and traceability matter.
Read →Beluga Caviar (Huso huso)Learn what distinguishes beluga caviar from Kaluga and hybrids, and explore its colour, farming and trade restrictions.
Read →Ossetra Caviar: Russian Sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii)Discover which sturgeon produce Ossetra, why its eggs vary in colour and what names such as Golden and Imperial really mean.
Read →Siberian Sturgeon Caviar (Acipenser baerii)Discover why Siberian caviar is not necessarily from Siberia and how farming success contrasts with the species’ critically endangered status in the wild.
Read →Kaluga Caviar (Huso dauricus) · Persian Sturgeon Caviar (Acipenser persicus) and the Ossetra Name · Sevruga Caviar: Stellate Sturgeon (Acipenser stellatus) · Sterlet Caviar (Acipenser ruthenus) · Amur Sturgeon Caviar (Acipenser schrenckii) · White Sturgeon Caviar (Acipenser transmontanus) · Adriatic Sturgeon Caviar (Acipenser naccarii) · Ship Sturgeon (Acipenser nudiventris) · Hackleback Caviar: Shovelnose Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) · Pallid and Alabama Sturgeon: Protected Lookalikes of the Shovelnose · Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) · Gulf Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi) · Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) · Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) · Green Sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) · European Sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) · Chinese, Yangtze and Sakhalin Sturgeon: Asia's Endangered Species · Amu Darya and Syr Darya Sturgeons (Pseudoscaphirhynchus) · Albino Sterlet, Albino Beluga and Almas Caviar: The Truth About White Caviar
