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Omul

Coregonus migratorius (Georgi, 1775)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the omul

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 omul live?

Not recorded

Is the omul 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 omul classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSalmoniformes
  5. familySalmonidae
  6. genusCoregonus
  7. SpeciesCoregonus migratorius (Georgi, 1775)

Synonyms Coregonus autumnalis migratorius, Salmo migratorius

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Baikal omulEnglish
  • síh tažnýCzech
  • Baikal-OmulGerman
  • Omul bajkalskiPolish
  • Байкальский омульRussian
  • Bajkal-omulSwedish
  • 洄游白鮭Chinese
  • Síh omul tažnýCzech
  • BaikalrenkeGerman
  • Baikal'skiy omul'Russian
  • 貝加爾白鮭Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the omul

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

Pollan

Coregonus autumnalis

SalmonidaeNo free photo yet

Houting

Coregonus oxyrinchus

SalmonidaeNo free photo yet

Muksun

Coregonus muksun

SalmonidaeNo free photo yet

CompareOmul vs LavaretOmul vs VendaceOmul vs PeledOmul vs Pollan

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the omul?

The omul (Coregonus migratorius) 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). Omul (Coregonus migratorius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/omul

MLA

“Omul (Coregonus migratorius).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/omul.

BibTeX
@misc{omul_2026,
  title = {Omul (Coregonus migratorius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/omul},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}