Salmo salar is the only species of Atlantic salmon. Physical Description: Atlantic salmon are the largest species in their genus, Salmo. After two years at sea, the fish average 71 to 76 cm (28 to 30 in) in length and 3.6 to 5.4 kg (7.9 to 11.9 lb) in weight. The colouration of young Atlantic salmon does not resemble the adult stage. While they live in fresh water, they have blue and red spots. At maturity, they take on a silver-blue sheen. The easiest way of identifying them as an adult is by the black spots predominantly above the lateral line, though the caudal fin is usually unspotted. When they reproduce, males take on a slight green or red colouration. The salmon has a fusiform body, and well-developed teeth. All fins, except the adipose fin, are bordered with black.

S. salar

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The class which contains all instances of Salmo salar.

NCBI:txid8030 ITIS: 161996 (https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=161996#null) GBIF: 7595433 (https://www.gbif.org/species/7595433) EOL: 46563143 (https://eol.org/pages/46563143) COL: 6XCXT (https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/6XCXT) Wikidata: Q188879 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188879)

Salmo salar

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Salmo salar