Lake Baikal in Russia is home to many creatures, including fish, invertebrates, and mammals.

Fish

Baikal oilfish: Also known as Comephorus, this fish is endemic to Lake Baikal

Baikal omul: A fish that lives in Lake Baikal

Baikal sturgeon: A valuable species that lives in the rivers that feed Lake Baikal

Batrachocottus: A genus of ray-finned fish that is endemic to Lake Baikal

Comephorus dybowskii: Also known as the little Baikal oilfish, this fish is endemic to Lake Baikal

Abyssocottus: A genus of ray-finned fish that is endemic to Lake Baikal

Limnocottus godlewskii: A species of ray-finned fish that is endemic to Lake Baikal

Invertebrates

Epischura baikalensis: A copepod that is endemic to Lake Baikal and makes up a large portion of the lake's zooplankton.