They can give all necessary information about the traditions and customs of indigenous people. Siberian Taimen - this big Asian salmonid is known to weigh over 150 pounds. It is not anadromous, living in rivers where it feeds as an active predator. The taimen is one of four species in a genus of strictly freshwater Eurasian salmonids, remotely similar to the Atlantic salmon, with a proportionally larger head and adapose fin. His mouth is huge, with strong, canine-like teeth canted slightly back into the throat and the jaws are very heavy.
Coloration is attractive, with dark, pea-sized spots arranged in Xs on a gray background.
The tail is bright red and the fins are gray, like the body color. The taimen is a legendary fighting fish among Russian anglers. They say that on the first run they may take 250 feet of line from your spool, with a high-speed run that is virtually impossible to stop.