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Coregonus baicalensis Dybowski, 1874

Common Names

  • Baikal whitefish
  • European whitefish
  • Baikal'skii sig
  • сиг байкальский

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Salmoniformes

    Family: Salmonidae

    Genus: Coregonus

    Species: Coregonus baicalensis Dybowski, 1874

    Climate Zone

  • Temperate

    • Location

    • Asia: Lake Baikal, Russia.

    Biology

    Spawning takes place in December and January in the lake (Ref. 593).

    Habitat

    demersal

    Conservation Status

    Not Evaluated

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless

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    Coregonus baicalensis Dybowski, 1874