- Muksun
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Muksun Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Salmoniformes Family: Salmonidae Genus: Coregonus Species: C. muksun Binomial name Coregonus muksun
(Pallas, 1814)The Muksun (Coregonus muksun) is a type of whitefish. Its name is derived from its Russian name Муксун.
The muksun is a widespread fish in the Siberian Arctic waters. It is mostly found in the freshened areas of the Kara and Laptev Seas and up the major rivers, as well as in Lake Taymyr.
Like all whitefishes, it is a silvery, fusiform fish, reaching a size of no more than 60 centimetres (2 ft). It is valuable commercially as well as locally as a source of food.
References
- ^ "Coregonus muksun". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/135665. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2010). "Coregonus muksun" in FishBase. February 2010 version.
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