The diagrams below show the life cycle of a species of large fish called the salmon.

The diagrams illustrate the life cycle of a species of large fish in three phases and three stages.

Overall

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, a salmon passes through three stages which start living in the river and migrating to the open sea.

To begin

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with, adult salmons mate and

then

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the female fish lays eggs in the upper river which has slow-moving water. The eggs in the upper of reeds and small tones around 5-6 months. After 6 months, there will be grows and called fry. Fry have long body around 3-8 cm. Fry lived in fast-flowing water in the lower river for around 4 years.

Next,

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the small fish grows around 12-15 cm which is called smolt. After growth the smolt migration to the open ocean. Smolth has lived in the open sea approx 5 years.

As a result

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, smolt became an adult salmon with a 70-76 cm long body and lives in the open ocean. It is an adult salmon ready to start the life cycle again