FishincSpecies catalog
Atlantic salmon
Salmo salar
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) belongs to the family Salmonidae. Habitat: fresh water, brackish water and salt water.
Profile
| Scientific name | Salmo salar |
|---|---|
| Family | Salmonidae |
| Habitat | Fresh water, brackish water and salt water |
| Group | Salmonids, Predators |
| Other names | Salmon, Black Salmon |
| Regional lists in Fishinc | Europe freshwater, Northern Europe saltwater, US and Canada saltwater |
Identifying features
- Fresh-run Atlantic salmon: silvery body with dark X-shaped spots above the lateral line
- Slender tail wrist
- Slightly forked tail
- Small head
- Adipose fin
- Blue-green back
Atlantic salmon in other languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| German | Atlantischer Lachs, Lachs, Grilse |
| English (UK) | Salmon |
| French | Saumon, Saumon atlantique, Saumon de l'Atlantique |
| Spanish | Salmon del Atlantico, Salmón común, Salmon de Noruega |
| Italian | Salmone atlantico |
| Portuguese | Salmão atlântico |
| Dutch | Zalm |
| Polish | Łosoś szlachetny, Salmo salar brevipes relictus, Łosoś pospolity |
| Swedish | Atlantlax, Baltisk lax, Kall lax |
| Danish | Laks |
| Norwegian | Laks, Villaks, Laksen |
| Finnish | Lohi, Merilohi |
| Croatian | Atlantski losos |
| Czech | Losos obecný, Losos atlantský, Losos labský |
| Hungarian | Lazac |
| Romanian | Somon, Somonul, Somonul de Atlantic |
| Turkish | Atlantik sombalığı, Atlantik somon balığı, Atlantik som balığı |
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