The diagram below shows the life cycle of a salmon, from egg to adult fish.

The diagram describes the life cycle of a

salmon

and divides it into different stages from the egg

stage

to adulthood.

Overall

,

salmon

go through six main stages after hatching to become fully grown, and they spend their lives in three different places - rivers, estuaries and oceans. Adult

salmon

fishes lay eggs in rivers and incubate their eggs there.

Thus

, the life cycle of

salmon

fish begins with the

stage

of incubation in the river. After hatching, baby

salmon

spend their next

stage

in freshwater,

this

stage

is called emergence.

Then

they remain in freshwater to grow

further

. After a few days, these fish swim to the river estuaries, where breeding continues. At

this

stage

, their size increases slightly. The mature fish

then

migrate to the ocean and mature. Eventually, adult

salmon

migrate to the river to spawn and lay eggs.

Thus

, the life cycle of the next generation begins again.