Tags: Crustacean.
Pallaseidae (from the genus name Pallasea) is a family of amphipod crustaceans endemic to Lake Baikal. Some species are also found in the Angara River which flows out of Lake Baikal and one species is distributed throughout Northern Palearctic. The composition of the family is a subject of discussion with different sources listing either 9 genera and 58 species or 8 genera and 20 species.