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Fish Species in Lake Baikal Largest, deepest and oldest freshwater lake, about 25-30 million years old. Famous for its deepwater species; 27 endemic fishes. Receives Barguzin and Selenga rivers | |||||
| [No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=39] | |||||
| Species | Family | Habitat | Length (cm) | Trophic level | Status |
| Abyssocottus elochini | Abyssocottidae | demersal | 13 TL | 3.5 | endemic |
| Abyssocottus gibbosus | Abyssocottidae | demersal | 14 TL | 3.0 | endemic |
| Abyssocottus korotneffi | Abyssocottidae | bathydemersal | 14 TL | 3.0 | endemic |
| Acipenser baerii baerii | Acipenseridae | demersal | 140 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Acipenser baerii baicalensis | Acipenseridae | demersal | 257 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Asprocottus abyssalis | Abyssocottidae | bathydemersal | 12 TL | 3.0 | endemic |
| Asprocottus herzensteini | Abyssocottidae | bathydemersal | 12 TL | 3.0 | endemic |
| Asprocottus korjakowi | Abyssocottidae | bathydemersal | 0 TL | native |
| Asprocottus parmiferus | Abyssocottidae | bathydemersal | 12 TL | 3.0 | endemic |
| Asprocottus platycephalus | Abyssocottidae | bathydemersal | 12 TL | 3.0 | endemic |
| Asprocottus pulcher | Abyssocottidae | bathydemersal | 12 TL | 3.0 | endemic |
| Batrachocottus baicalensis | Cottocomephoridae | demersal | 19 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Batrachocottus multiradiatus | Cottocomephoridae | demersal | 15 TL | 3.0 | endemic |
| Batrachocottus nikolskii | Cottocomephoridae | demersal | 24 TL | 3.0 | endemic |
| Comephorus baikalensis | Comephoridae | pelagic | 21 TL | 3.3 | endemic |
| Comephorus dybowskii | Comephoridae | pelagic | 16 TL | 3.4 | endemic |
| Coregonus autumnalis autumnalis | Salmonidae | pelagic | 64 TL | 3.6 | native |
| Coregonus autumnalis migratorius | Salmonidae | demersal | 56 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Coregonus lavaretus baicalensis | Salmonidae | demersal | 60 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Cottinella boulengeri | Abyssocottidae | bathypelagic | 13 TL | 3.5 | endemic |
| Cottocomephorus grewingkii | Cottocomephoridae | benthopelagic | 19 TL | 3.2 | endemic |
| Cottocomephorus inermis | Cottocomephoridae | pelagic | 22 TL | 3.2 | endemic |
| Cottus kesslerii | Cottidae | demersal | 14 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Limnocottus bergianus | Abyssocottidae | bathydemersal | 23 TL | 3.0 | endemic |
| Limnocottus eurystomus | Abyssocottidae | bathydemersal | 18 TL | 3.0 | endemic |
| Limnocottus godlewskii | Abyssocottidae | bathydemersal | 19 TL | 3.0 | endemic |
| Limnocottus griseus | Abyssocottidae | bathydemersal | 18 TL | 3.0 | endemic |
| Limnocottus megalops | Abyssocottidae | bathydemersal | 17 TL | 3.4 | endemic |
| Limnocottus pallidus | Abyssocottidae | bathydemersal | 18 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Neocottus thermalis | Abyssocottidae | bathydemersal | 0 TL | native |
| Neocottus werestschagini | Abyssocottidae | bathydemersal | 10 TL | 3.0 | endemic |
| Paracottus knerii | Cottocomephoridae | benthopelagic | 15 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Procottus gotoi | Abyssocottidae | benthopelagic | 0 TL | native |
| Procottus gurwicii | Abyssocottidae | benthopelagic | 7 TL | 3.2 | endemic |
| Procottus jeittelesii | Abyssocottidae | benthopelagic | 28 TL | 3.0 | endemic |
| Procottus major | Abyssocottidae | benthopelagic | 18 TL | 3.4 | endemic |
| Salvelinus alpinus erythrinus | Salmonidae | benthopelagic | 70 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Thymallus arcticus baicalensis | Salmonidae | benthopelagic | 35 TL | 3.5 | native |
| Tinca tinca | Cyprinidae | demersal | 84 TL | 3.5 | native |
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