Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Salmoniformes

Family: Salmonidae

Genus: Coregonus

Species: Coregonus migratorius (Georgi, 1775)

Climate Zone

Location

• Asia: Lake Baikal in northern Siberia. Also enters the tributaries Kichera, Verkhnyaya Anagara, Chivyrkui, Barguzin and Selenga.

Biology

Important food fish in the Lake Baikal.

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless