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

The diagrams illustrate how the

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, a large fish species, evolves during its life cycle.

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, a

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's life cycle consists of three main durations, beginning with laying the

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eggs in slow-moving parts of the

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and ending with living adult salmons in the open sea.

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, the

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eggs are placed between small-sized stones near the reeds and

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stage takes approximately five or six months. In the subsequent stage, the eggs turn into fries with less than 8 cm long. Afterwards, they move to a lower

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with fast water flowing. After four years of habitation in the lower

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, they become larger with a length of 12 to 15 cm and are called smolt. In

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size, they move to the open sea and their life takes about five years there. After the five-year period, salmons rise and become seven times as long as smolts.

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, they return to the upper

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to breed and

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cycle continues