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Which economically valuable fish live in the Ob River and Gulf of Ob?
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Ob River
The Ob and Yenisey river basins and their drainage networks.
The Ob River and the Gulf of Ob support approximately 50 species of fish. Among these, the most economically valuable varieties include:
- Sturgeon (several varieties)
- Whitefish, specifically:
- Nelma (Stenodus leucichthys nelma)
- Muksun (Coregonus muksun)
- Tschirr (C. nasus)
- Peled (C. peled)
In addition to these, other fish such as pike, burbot, Siberian dace, carp, and perch are also caught in the river system.1