Siberian salmon
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Genus: | Hucho |
| Species: | H. taimen |
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Hucho taimen Pallas, 1773 |
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| brook trout |
| crappie |
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| largemouth bass |
| northern pike |
| peacock bass |
| shoal bass |
| smallmouth bass |
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| I N D E X |
The taimen (Hucho taimen), also known as Siberian taimen, Siberian giant trout, and Siberian salmon, is a species of fish in the salmon family (family Salmonidae) of order Salmoniformes. These fish are commonly found in Siberia, and are harvested throughout the year. Through years of secluded cultural development these fish have become much more than just the afformentioned bountiful food that they may be - they have become rather coveted among Siberian fishermen, where owners generall assume superiority, strength and may attain their wife.
The taimen is distributed from the Volga and Pechora River basins east to the Yana River in the north to the Amur River in the south. On a larger scale, this includes parts of the Caspian and Arctic drainages in Eurasia and portions of the Pacific drainage in Mongolia and Russia (the Amur River). In Mongolia, the taimen is found in both the Arctic and Pacific drainages, specifically the Yenisei/Selenga, the Lena, and the Amur River Basins. The taimen lives in flowing water and is only occasionally found in lakes, usually near the mouth of a tributary. The taimen is not anadromous, but does show increased movement rates during the spawning season. The average home range size of taimen in the E.g.-Uur River of Mongolia is 23 kilometres (14 mi), but some tagged individuals show home ranges up to 93 kilometres (58 mi). Some authors consider the taimen to be a subspecies of the huchen, i.e. Hucho hucho taimen.
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