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

The provided diagram illustrates the lifespan of salmon which is categorized as a huge fish.

Overall

, it is clearly observable that

this

natural life cycle consists of three distinct phases, beginning with

salmons

' eggs and culminating with adult

salmons

, taking about ten years.

To begin

with, a salmon's lifetime commences at upper rivers, where the water runs slowly.

This

stage, taking place over a period of nearly six months,

salmons

' eggs are laid in the vicinity of small stones and reeds, and

then

newly-born

salmons

, which are called fry and their length is in the range of 3-8 cm, live in lower rivers for about four years where water flows fast. In the subsequent stage,

salmons

are transformed into smolts, which are approximately twice as long as fries. The final step that requires around five years to complete is that smolts evolve

to

Change preposition

into

show examples

adult

salmons

, being at least 70 cm long and living in the open sea.