Stats

Lifespan

4-8 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Carnivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

School

Biome

Temperate ocean

Range

North Atlantic

Movement

Swimming

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Speed

Status

Near Threatened

About

A silver-flanked fish that hatches in cool rivers, fattens in the North Atlantic, and returns to its birth stream to spawn. Returning adults stop feeding once they enter freshwater, living off body reserves until spawning is done.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   hatchling fry

   A tiny fry hatches with a yolk sac and begins free-swimming once the sac is absorbed.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A juvenile takes on adult body shape and feeds on small prey, often in nursery waters.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown at adult size and coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Salmoniformes

Family

Salmonidae

Genus

Salmo

Species

Salmo salar