Atlantic salmon
SpeciesFood Fish
A ray-finned salmon species of the northern Atlantic and its tributary rivers.
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Atlantic salmon
- Food Fish
The Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. It occurs in the northern Atlantic Ocean and rivers flowing into it. Most populations are anadromous, hatching in freshwater, maturing at sea, and returning upstream to spawn. Unlike Pacific salmon, it can survive spawning and repeat the cycle. Landlocked populations live entirely in freshwater. The species is affected by fishing and habitat destruction and is also widely farmed.
- Scientific name
- Salmo salar
- Maximum length
- Up to 1 m (3.3 ft)
- Life history
- Usually anadromous; can survive spawning and return to sea
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Atlantic salmon (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q188879
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By User:Wolfgang Striewski. Public domain · File page on Wikimedia CommonsUser:Wolfgang Striewski, www.meerforellen.infoModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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