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 the reproduction procedure of large fish called the

salmon

.

Overall

, it can be seen from the diagrams about the processes from the

salmon

egg until it becomes the adult

salmon

.

Firstly

, the

salmon

eggs

can be found in the upper river with slow-moving conditions. In

this

slow-moving water, there are many reeds. Commonly, the

salmon

eggs

can be found on the below part of the reeds near the small stones. The difference between the

salmon

eggs

and small stones is the

size

of the

salmon

eggs

are smaller than the stones. And, for

this

step, it usually takes 5 to 6 months.

Secondly

,

salmon

eggs

will become the

fry

. The

size

of the

fry

is about 3 to 8 cm. The

fry

then

swims to the lower river with fast-flowing conditions. The

fry

will live around four years and

then

become a

smolt

. The

size

of the

smolt

is between 12 and 15 cm.

Moreover

, the

smolt

will swim to the open sea and live there for around five years.

Lastly

, the

smolt

will become an adult

salmon

with a

size

of about 70 to 76 cm.

This

adult

salmon

will produce

salmon

eggs

. And the cycle will start again from the first step.