Taimen
Hucho taimen (Pallas, 1773)
The taimen (Hucho taimen) is a bony fish in the salmon family Salmonidae, subfamily Salmoninae, and the genus Hucho. It is also called the Siberian taimen, Siberian salmon, Mongolian taimen and Siberian giant trout.
Quick facts about the taimen
The global IUCN Red List assessment lists the taimen as Vulnerable (VU), a threatened category.
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- riverinesrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the taimen live?
Not recorded
What is the taimen?
Siberian taimen (Hucho taimen), also known as the common taimen (Russian: Обыкнове́нный тайме́нь, romanized: Obyknovénnyy tayménʹ), Siberian giant trout or Siberian salmon, is a species of salmon-like ray-finned fish from the genus Hucho in the family Salmonidae. These fish are found in rivers in Siberia and adjacent regions, and are harvested throughout the year.
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Is the taimen endangered?
The taimen is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
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How is the taimen classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderSalmoniformes
- familySalmonidae
- genusHucho
- SpeciesHucho taimen (Pallas, 1773)
Synonyms Hucho hucho taimen, Salmo fluviatilis, Salmo lossos, Salmo taimen, Salvelinus taimen
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- Mongolian taimenEnglish
- Mongolian taimenEnglish
- Siberian giant troutEnglish
- Siberian salmonEnglish
- Siberian salmonEnglish
- Siberian taimenEnglish
- Siberian taimenEnglish
- Siberian taimenEnglish
- Ҡыҙыл балыҡBashkir
- Звычайны тайменьBelarusian
- ТудаBuriat
- hlavatka sibiřskáCzech
- TaimenlaksDanish
- Trucha gigante siberianaSpanish
- Harilik taimenEstonian
- JokinieriäFinnish
- SiperianjokilohiFinnish
- アムールイトウJapanese
- ТайменKazakh
- ТулMongolian
- TajmenPolish
- Обыкновенный тайменьRussian
- Таймень обыкновенныйRussian
- Taimen' obyknovennyiRussian
- КызылбалыкTatar
- ปลาไทเมนThai
- БелTuvinian
- 哲罗鲑Chinese
- 哲羅魚Chinese
Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistITISWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List
Relatives of the taimen
Other species in the same genus Hucho.
CompareTaimen vs HuchenTaimen vs Sichuan taimenTaimen vs Korean taimen
Common questions
Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.
What kind of animal is the taimen?
The taimen is a bony fish in the family Salmonidae and the order Salmoniformes.
What is the scientific name of the taimen?
The scientific name of the taimen is Hucho taimen, placed in the genus Hucho.
Who named the taimen and when?
The taimen's scientific name carries the authority (Pallas, 1773).
Is the taimen endangered?
The taimen is listed as Vulnerable (VU) in the global IUCN Red List assessment, which is a threatened category.
What are other names for the taimen?
The taimen is also called the Siberian taimen, Siberian salmon, Mongolian taimen and Siberian giant trout.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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