Museum specimen of the branching sponge Lubomirskia baicalensis (living are brighter green) (Source)
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A "giant" Brachyuropus reicherti (Acanthogammaridae) amphipod caught during ice fishing in the lake. Red-orange is its natural, living coloration (Source)
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The omul (Coregonus migratorius) is endemic to Lake Baikal, and is a source of income to locals. (Source)
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Two species of grayling (Thymallus baikalensis and T. brevipinnis) are found only in Baikal and rivers that drain into the lake.[43][44] (Source)