The omul, or Coregonus migratorius, also known as the Baikal omul, is a species of whitefish in the salmon family, endemic to Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia. It is considered a local delicacy and is the object of one of the largest commercial fisheries on Lake Baikal. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Latvia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mongolia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Russia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Slovakia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Ukraine, found in there.
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1. Omul (Wikipedia)
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It is considered a local delicacy and is the object of one of the largest commercial fisheries on Lake Baikal.
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It is considered a delicacy and is the object of one of the largest commercial fisheries on Lake Baikal.
- In Biome: Lake, Wikipedia intro: "as Baikal omul (Russian: ??????????? ?????), is a whitefish species of the salmon family endemic to Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia. It is considered a delicacy..."
- In Ecosystem: Lake Baikal, Wikipedia intro: "as Baikal omul (Russian: ??????????? ?????), is a whitefish species of the salmon family endemic to Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia. It is considered a delicacy..."
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3. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Omul
Child Taxon Of: Salmonidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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