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Muksun

Coregonus muksun (Pallas, 1814)

Status not recordedbony fish

The muksun (Coregonus muksun) is a species in the family Salmonidae, order Salmoniformes.

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Quick facts about the muksun

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the muksun live?

Not recorded

Is the muksun endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the muksun classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSalmoniformes
  5. familySalmonidae
  6. genusCoregonus
  7. SpeciesCoregonus muksun (Pallas, 1814)

Synonyms Salmo muksun

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Arctic whitefishEnglish
  • Siberian muksunEnglish
  • síh muksunCzech
  • muksunsiikaFinnish
  • coregone muksunItalian
  • 묵순우레기Korean
  • muksunasLithuanian
  • MuksunsLatvian
  • muksunPolish
  • муксунRussian
  • муксунUkrainian
  • 穆森白鮭Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the muksun

Other species in the same genus Coregonus.

VU, Vulnerable
Lavaret (Coregonus lavaretus)

Lavaret

Coregonus lavaretus

Salmonidae

LC, Least Concern
Vendace (Coregonus albula)

Vendace

Coregonus albula

Salmonidae

Peled

Coregonus peled

SalmonidaeNo free photo yet

Omul

Coregonus migratorius

SalmonidaeNo free photo yet

Pollan

Coregonus autumnalis

SalmonidaeNo free photo yet

Houting

Coregonus oxyrinchus

SalmonidaeNo free photo yet

CompareMuksun vs LavaretMuksun vs VendaceMuksun vs PeledMuksun vs Omul

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the muksun?

The muksun (Coregonus muksun) belongs to the family Salmonidae in the order Salmoniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Muksun (Coregonus muksun). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/muksun

MLA

“Muksun (Coregonus muksun).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/muksun.

BibTeX
@misc{muksun_2026,
  title = {Muksun (Coregonus muksun)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/muksun},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}