The muksun ''(Coregonus muksun)'' is a type of
whitefish widespread in the
Siberian
Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive region, geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a ...
Arctic waters. It is mostly found in the freshened areas of the
Kara and
Laptev Seas and up the major rivers, as well as in
Lake Taymyr.
Like all whitefishes, it is a silvery, fusiform fish. The average length of mature fish is 33 cm and weight of 1–2 kg, and it can reach a length of 75 cm and a weight of 7–8 kg. Depending on population, the muksun can live up to 16–25 years of age. It is valuable commercially as well as locally as a source of food.
As food
''Muksun'' flesh is a
delicacy. It is white and tender with very few bones and is one of the species used in the Arctic
Siberia
Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a part of ...
n dish
stroganina.
Stroganina: Frozen Sashimi of the Russian Arctic - Roads & Kingdoms
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Coregonus
Freshwater fish of the Arctic
Fish described in 1814
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