Atlantic salmon

Salmo salar

Русское название: Лосось атлантический

An iconic migratory fish that grows at sea and returns to rivers to reproduce. Passage barriers, warming and degraded water quality threaten some stocks. Wild fish harvest restrictions can be strict.

✳ Scientific names are used to reduce confusion between local names.

◎Distribution

North Atlantic and tributary rivers

♧Habitat

River spawning habitat and marine feeding grounds

✺Identification limits

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Further reading and image creditsSalmo salar — Wikipedia overview ↗Photo, author and license — Wikimedia Commons ↗

Identification is never guaranteed by a photo. Scientific names are used to reduce confusion between local names.

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