 nerpa: Encyclopedia II - Lake Baikal - WildlifeLake Baikal hosts 1085 species of plants and 1550 species and varieties of animals. Over 60% of animals are endemic; e.g., of 52 species of fish 27 are endemic.
Of note is an endemic subspecies of the omul fish (Coregonus autumnalis migratorius). It is fished, smoked, and sold on all markets around the lake. For many travellers on the Trans-Siberian railway, purchasing smoked omul is one of the highlights on the long journey.
Baikal also hosts a species of seals, Baikal seal or nerpa.
Bears and deer are ob ...
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