The diagrams below show the life cycle o f a species o f large fish called the salmon. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The diagram illustrates the life cycle of

salmon

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fish.Looking from an

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perspective,it is readily apparent that the fish

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four major stages in its life(

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,fry,smolt and adult

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).These stages occur in different environmental conditions where they have the optimal background for growing into the next stage.

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the life span of

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fish is around ten years.

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,adult

salmon

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from the sea migrate into rivers and lay their

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in the upper river where water currents move slowly, making

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not to be disturbed by flowing water.

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are laid in the vicinity of small stones and reeds and it takes 5-6 months to hatch the

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. Afterwards,3-8 cm long fry is released from the hatched

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and they swim into deep rivers and stay in the speedy water waves for approximately four years before being transformed into the smolt stage where they grow into a larger size measuring 12-15 cm.

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,smolts swim into the sea and become adults of 70-76 cm in length and reside there for 5 years.