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Eurasion Huchen, Hucho hucho: largest salmon of the world. Dr. W. Junk Publishers (Kluwer), Dordrecht, Netherlands
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399:Fly fishing
369:Kotui River
358:Description
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596:References
581:Kanas Lake
560:Amur River
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385:piscivores
336:anadromous
300:Kazakhstan
292:Amur River
264:Salmonidae
139:Salmonidae
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