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Omul Coregonus migratorius

Where the omul lives, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

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Baikal omul
Photo: Newspaper "Number One" (photographer Petr Sanzhiev), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific nameCoregonus migratorius
GroupBony fish
ClassRay-finned fish
OrderSalmoniformes
FamilySalmonidae

What kind of animal is the omul?

The omul (Coregonus migratorius) is a ray-finned fish in the order Salmoniformes and the family Salmonidae, genus Coregonus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the omul

The omul, Coregonus migratorius, also known as Baikal omul (Russian: байкальский омуль), is a whitefish species of the salmon family endemic to Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia. It is considered a delicacy and is the object of one of the largest commercial fisheries on Lake Baikal.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Omul (revision 1373736001), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q82572 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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