The diagram shows the life cycle of a salmon

The diagram illustrates the stages in the lifespan of a

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.

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, there are various stages in the life cycle of a common

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, from

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spawning to when they become fully-grown adults. At the beginning of the process, the rivers where the grown-up female

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start lay a massive number of eggs, after which eggs are incubated before developing into tiny fishing.

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is followed by

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having a long tail, at which point they have an immature shape and gradually develop their oars. In the next stage, the

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grow quickly in size and move to freshwater rearing before migrating to estuaries where they continue to be reared. The process continues with the

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becoming much bigger and migrating to the ocean where they develop into mature adult

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.

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, the cycle begins again when adult

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migrate upstream to spawning areas of rivers where they will mate and spawn.