The Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, is a species of fish in the family Salmonidae, which is found in the northern Atlantic Ocean and in rivers that flow into the north Atlantic and, due to human introduction, the north Pacific.
It is also commercially known as bay salmon, black salmon, caplin-scull salmon, fiddler, grilse, grilt, kelt, landlocked salmon, ouananiche, outside salmon, parr, Sebago salmon, silver salmon, slink, smolt, spring salmon, or winnish.
Read more about Atlantic Salmon: Life Stages, Nomenclature, Physiology, Distribution and Habitat, Diet, Behaviour, Breeding, Aquaculture, Human Impact, Beaver Impact, NASCO, Sustainable Consumption
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