Atlantic salmon or salmon is considered an endangered species. But experts breed this fish on farms and therefore this delicacy is available all year round to everyone. The salmon family includes many species of fish, including salmon.
Salmon family
Salmon (Salmo Salar) is a type of salmon fish that belongs to the genus of noble salmon.
Salmon (Salmonidae) is a broad collective term that belongs to the only family in the genus of salmonids and includes such species of red fish as salmon, chum salmon, pink salmon, sockeye salmon, coho salmon, trout, chinook salmon and others. Specifically, salmon is called salmon.
In nature, there are two types of salmon fish: the noble Atlantic salmon and the Pacific. Atlantic salmon include salmon and brown trout. Chum salmon, pink salmon, sockeye salmon are species of Pacific salmon. All of these fish have similarities.
Farm-raised salmon differ significantly from wild fish. Artificially bred fish are much cheaper and fatter than wild fish.
Salmon live in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in the fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere. Kamchatka is one of the largest salmon spawning grounds.
The active catch of salmon fish is not only for the sake of red meat, red caviar is of great value.
How is salmon different from other red fish?
Salmon or Atlantic salmon has a number of specific differences from other salmonids. Salmon is large in size, it is caught when the weight reaches 6-7 kilograms. Salmon scales are large, silvery without stripes. The fish has an elongated shape and a large pointed head.
Salmon is common in the North Atlantic Ocean and the western Arctic Ocean.
Interesting Facts
Salmon differs from other fish in that it lives in the sea, and during spawning it enters the rivers. Depending on the spawning time, salmon is divided into two biological groups: spring, or spring, and autumn, or winter. Spring salmon lives only in small rivers, and in large ones it is completely absent. It enters the river in spring, summer and autumn and spawns in the same year in autumn. Autumn salmon comes from late August to October and spawns only the next year. After spawning, the fish returns to salt water and for several years recovers its strength for the next spawning.
During spawning, the salmon does not eat anything, but lives off its energy reserves. A beautiful, silvery fish with a light gray back comes to spawn. After three weeks, the fish loses not only its weight, but also its appearance: the back and head darken, the silver color becomes dull and a purple tint appears. After the spawning process, the salmon loses half of its weight.
The mass of salmon can reach 43 kilograms, and its length reaches 1.5 meters. The maximum lifespan of a fish is 13 years.
