The given diagram illustrates the life cycle of salmon which is a species of lager-shaped fish.
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, in the entire cyclical process, salmons undergo 3 main periods with different forms including fly, smolt and adult.
The cycle initiates with flies hatching out of the salmon eggs between the stones where reeds are growing on them in the upper rive after a growth period of approximately 5 to 6 months. Linking Words
Subsequently
, these newborn fish swim Linking Words
along with
slow stream down to the lower fast-moving river, where they Linking Words
then
spend about 4 years to get bigger extending about 12 to 15 cm, known as the smolt.
In the next phase, smolts run through the river and appear in the open sea which offers them a habitat for Linking Words
further
growth. After around 5 years, these smolts ultimately become adults in the ocean and Linking Words
then
migrate back to the upper stream in order to lay new salmon eggs.Linking Words
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