Huchen
Hucho hucho (Linnaeus, 1758)
The huchen (Hucho hucho) is a bony fish in the family Salmonidae and subfamily Salmoninae, within the order Salmoniformes. It is also called sulec, hunchen, Danube trout, Danube taimen and Danube salmon.
Quick facts about the huchen
The huchen is listed as Vulnerable (VU) in the global IUCN Red List assessment, an IUCN threatened category.
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- freshwatersrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the huchen
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Where does the huchen live?
Not recorded
What is the huchen?
The huchen (Hucho hucho) (, from German), also known as Danube salmon or redfish (German: Rotfisch), is a large species of freshwater fish in the family Salmonidae native to the Danube basin in Central and Eastern Europe. It is the type species of genus Hucho (a.k.a. the taimens), being closely related (in the same subfamily) to salmon, trout, char and lenoks.
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Is the huchen endangered?
The huchen is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
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How is the huchen classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderSalmoniformes
- familySalmonidae
- genusHucho
- SpeciesHucho hucho (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Hucho germanorum, Salmo germanorum, Salmo hucho
Other names and names in other languages (43)
- Danube salmonEnglish
- Danube salmonEnglish
- Danube salmon or huchenEnglish
- Danube taimenEnglish
- Danube troutEnglish
- HunchenEnglish
- SulecEnglish
- Dunay qızılbalığıAzerbaijani
- Дунайскі ласосьBelarusian
- Дунавска пъстърваBulgarian
- Salmó del DanubiCatalan
- Hlavatka obecnáCzech
- DonaulaksDanish
- RotfischGerman
- DonaulachsGerman
- DonausalmGerman
- Salmón del DanubioSpanish
- آزادماهی دانوبPersian
- tonavanjokilohiFinnish
- huchonFrench
- Saumon du DanubeFrench
- Salmón do DanubioGalician
- MladicaCroatian
- Dunai galócaHungarian
- salmone del DanubioItalian
- ドナウイトウJapanese
- DonauzalmDutch
- GłowacicaPolish
- głowacica dunajskaPolish
- huchoPortuguese
- salmão-do-danúbioPortuguese
- truta-huchoPortuguese
- LostrițăRomanian
- Somon dunăreanRomanian
- Дунайский лососьRussian
- Hlavátka podunajskáSlovak
- МладицаSerbian
- donaulaxSwedish
- Alabalik türüTurkish
- ГоловатицяUkrainian
- Лосось дунайськийUkrainian
- Cá hồi DanubeVietnamese
- 多瑙哲羅魚Chinese
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Relatives of the huchen
Other species in the same genus Hucho.
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Common questions
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What kind of animal is the huchen?
The huchen is a bony fish in the family Salmonidae, part of the order Salmoniformes.
What is the scientific name of the huchen?
The scientific name of the huchen is Hucho hucho, and it belongs to the genus Hucho.
Is the huchen endangered?
The huchen is listed as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List, which is an IUCN threatened category.
What are other names for the huchen?
Other English names for the huchen are sulec, hunchen, Danube trout, Danube taimen and Danube salmon.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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