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

The flow chart illustrates the development of a

salmon

from an egg during its life cycle.

Overall

, it can be seen that there are 3 distinct stages illustrated in the process, commencing with producing

salmon

eggs in the water and ending with the development of a mature

salmon

. The first

stage

is when the eggs, shown as small stones under the reeds, float slowly on the upper river. It takes approximately 5-6 months for the

salmon

to become a fry. At

this

point in the cycle, a fry which is about 3-5 centimetres long fast on the lower river. The next

stage

after

this

is the emergence of a smolt, which takes about 4 years from a fry. In

this

stage

, a smolt is 12-15 centimetres long. After that, a smolt reaches to open sea for approximately 5 years

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and eventually becomes an adult

salmon

. At

this

stage

, it is 70-75 centimetres long. The final

stage

of the cycle is when an adult

salmon

finds a mate in order to lay eggs. Having completed all these steps, the lifecycle will

then

begin again.