Commercial Fish

How many types of sea caviar are there? For hundreds of years, sturgeon roe has been known as one of the most popular seafood products. At the beginning of the 1800s, fish eggs were collected and consumed from other species of fish, but none of them reached the level of today's caviar. Finally, about 27 species of sturgeon were identified, almost all of which can be used for caviar extraction. But among them, the fish that we introduce below dominate the big world of this food item: Beluga Caviar: This large fish, which can reach 15 feet in length and weigh nearly 3,000 pounds, is native to the Caspian Sea. Beluga caviar is considered one of the most popular caviars in the world, which has a color ranging from gray to dark black and is also called "black caviar". Astra caviar: Astra sturgeon eggs are slightly smaller than beluga caviar and their color varies from brown to golden. The lighter the eggs, the older the fish and the more expensive Astra caviar. Suruga caviar: Suruga is also one of the types of Caspian Sea sturgeon. Suruga caviar is known as one of the most popular seafood products with its distinct and buttery taste. Kaluga Caviar: Kaluga is a large, fresh water sturgeon that, according to many caviar enthusiasts, tastes exactly like Beluga caviar. Which types of caviar are allowed to be exported? Caviar export is considered one of the most important factors of economic growth and market of marine products in Iran; So that every year, large quantities of Iranian caviar are exported to European and East Asian countries. For example, beluga caviar is one of Iran's most popular exported caviar, which has many fans all over the world because of its large seeds and hearty taste.