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the life cycle of a species of large fish called the salmon

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The stages that a large marine animal known as
salmon
 experienced before being mature are illustrated in the diagrams. It is clearly seen from the picture that the average
life
 expectancy of a
salmon
 lasts approximately 10 years. Mature salmons tend to lay eggs in the upper part of a
river
, so that the flow speed is ensured as minimal. In the
first
 period in the
life
 cycle,
salmon
 eggs are hidden in pebbly seeds
on
Suggestion
in
 the
river
 bed for about five or six months before the new
salmon
 hatch out these eggs. A newborn
salmon
, called as ‘fry’, is between 3 and 8
centimeters
a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
centimetres
 in length and move along the flow of the
river
 to the lower
river
, where the water flow is faster and stronger. In the downstream,
salmon
 continue its
life
 cycle for about 4 years. After the development of nearly 5 years, the length of a current
salmon
 called ‘
smolt
’ is between 12 to 15
centimeters
a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
centimetres
. And in the period of the
next
 5 years, the
smolt
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
summit
 has been developed into adult
salmon
, which is about 70 to 76
centimeters
a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
centimetres
 long, and continued its
life
 in the area of open sea.
In addition
, adult salmons are old enough to spawn which commences a progress of a new
salmon
 generation.

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