Salmon are silver colored fish with pointed heads that measure on the average five feet in length and could possibly weigh around eighty pounds. They live predominantly in fresh water. They tend to be found in the cold waters of the Northern Hemisphere.
Salmon belong to a family of animals called Salmonidae. Salmon are great travelers that take part in migrations that are over 1,250 miles long. The fish of the Salmonidae family is a group of fish with sturdy bodies that are also very good swimmers. The most common salmon species fall into four categories, which are: the Salmo, the Salvelinus, the Oncorhynchus, and the Coregonus.
The salmon’s torpedo shaped body and pointed snout allow it to glide smoothly through the water. Its fins move the fish forward and also direct and
Salmon migrate from the river to the sea and then back to the river. Young salmon hatch from their three-inch eggs and soon learn to swim. For a few weeks these young salmon are called “fry”. They survive by eating insects and small water animals. The fry spend between one and five years in fresh water and then they migrate to the sea. In each large group of salmon about 15% of the small fry die. From the thousands of eggs laid only a small number of salmon reach adulthood. They complete their growth in the sea until they become adults. When they are ready to reproduce they travel back to the fresh water and they lay their eggs back in their original birthplace. A salmon can find its birthplace with highly developed senses that allow it to know the temperature, smell, and chemical trait
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