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

The diagrams illustrate the changes in the habitats of

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, which is a species of big fish, and the range of its body size in each stage.

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it is clear that

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salmon

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have three main environments to live in, these places can vary

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salmons' growing stages, which can be divided into fry, smolt, and adult. Looking at the first diagram,

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grow in the lower

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where water is fast flowing,

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period generally lasts for 4 years.

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they go to the open sea and live for approximately 5 years.

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, they come to the upper

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, but the

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here is full of reeds and small stones and

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water is moving more slowly. Salmons stay at the upper

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for around 5-6 months and lay their eggs at the bottom of the

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. Concerning life stages, there are three stages in the

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’s life cycle with different sizes. The first is the youngest stage 'fry' and these fish usually have a 3-8cm body length.

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, after leaving the lower

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, they become 'smolt', which have a body length of 12-15cm.

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become adults when they leave the open sea, and in

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stage, they have fully grown and are 70-76cm long.