Taimen
Hucho taimen
VulnerablePhoto: Ojensen at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5
Fishcarnivore
The taimen is a big, salmon-like fish that lives in Siberian rivers. It's sometimes called the Siberian giant trout due to its impressive size. These fish are active year-round, swimming through cold northern waters.
- Belongs to the same family as salmon and trout.
- Found in rivers across Siberia and nearby areas.
- People catch taimen throughout all seasons.
FreshwaterAsia
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- Classification
- Fish
- Scientific name
- Hucho taimen
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Regions in this directory
- Asia
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- large
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable (VU)