The diagram below shows the life cycle of the salmon. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

Given diagram demonstrates the life cycle of the

salmon

.

Overall

,

salmon

have an average lifespan of nine years and their life cycle consists of four main stages: egg, fry, smolt and adult.

While

in the first three ,stages

salmon

live in freshwater, in the

last

stage they are placed in saline water.

To begin

with, the

salmon

eggs hatch in approximately 3 months,

then

develop into alevin which generally feeds on their yolk sac at

this

moment and they typically maintain

this

form for several weeks.

Next,

when the fish grow to 5 to 10 weeks, they are capable of swimming and are called Fry at

this

stage.

Further

, the

salmon

starts to mature and some finger markings start to show. Afterwards, when it comes to 1 to 3 years old, they begin to group and head out to the sea.

Finally

, when they stay in the ocean for 1 to 8 years, they are viewed as adult

salmon

. Eventually, they mate and spawn.

However

, after giving birth to their eggs, they will die within 2 weeks.