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The Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. It is the third largest of the Salmonidae, behind Siberian taimen and Pacific Chinook salmon, growing up to a meter in length. Atlantic salmon are found in the northern Atlantic Ocean and in rivers that flow into it.
Salmonidae (/ s æ l ˈ m ɒ n ɪ d iː /, lit. "salmon-like") is a family of ray-finned fish that constitutes the only currently extant family in the order Salmoniformes (/ s æ l ˈ m ɒ n ɪ f ɔːr m iː z /, lit. "salmon-shaped"), consisting of 11 extant genera and over 200 species collectively known as "salmonids" or "salmonoids".
Atlantic and Pacific salmon Genus Image Common name Scientific name Maximum length Common length Maximum weight Maximum age Trophic level Fish Base FAO ITIS IUCN status; Salmo (Atlantic salmon) Atlantic salmon: Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758: 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) 120 cm (3 ft 11 in) 46.8 kilograms (103 lb) 13 years 4.4 [11] [12] [13] Near threatened ...
The name Salmo derives from the Latin salmō, meaning salmon. Vast majority of the Salmo species are actually trout, except the Atlantic salmon, which along with six Pacific species from the genus Oncorhynchus (also from the subfamily Salmoninae, but of a different tribe) constitute the only seven officially recognized species of salmon.
Officials counted more than 1,500 of the salmon in the Penobscot River, which is home to the country's largest run of Atlantic salmon, Maine state data show. That is the most since 2011 when ...
Salmon refers to several species of fatty fish which generally fall into two categories, Pacific and Atlantic. Pacific salmon are mostly wild caught and include sockeye, coho, pink, chum and king ...
North Atlantic Both sides Atlantic salmon [8] 150 cm 46.8 kg 13 years North Pacific Both sides Chinook salmon [9] 150 cm 61.4 kg 9 years Also established in New Zealand Chum salmon [10] 100 cm 15.9 kg 7 years Coho salmon [11] 108 cm 15.2 kg 5 years Pink salmon [12] 76 cm 6.8 kg 3 years Sockeye salmon [13] 84 cm 7.7 kg 8 years Asian side
Sexual maturity is generally attained between 2 and 4 years, [5] but can be as late as 8 years in the northeast Arctic. [6] The Atlantic cod can change colour at certain water depths, and has two distinct colour phases: grey-green and reddish brown. Colouring is brown to green with spots on the dorsal side, shading to silver ventrally. A ...