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

The illustration depicts a large fish, which is called the

salmon

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, life

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. The 3-step

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begins with a small fry, which lives in a slow-moving

river

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and ends with an adult

salmon

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that rests in an upper

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.

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cycle

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is achieved with three main processes. The process starts with a fry, which is only 3-8cm long, and when it

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, it moves to a fast-flowing

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where it lives for about 4 years. They are

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grown to 12-15cm, and are called smolts. When reaching

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life period, they move to the open sea and stay there for approximately 5 years. At step 3, they grow out to be an adult

salmon

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, which is a 70-76cm long fish. When it moves to

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stage, it goes to a slow-moving

river

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, where there are small stones and

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eggs. In

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location, they stay only for 5-6 months, and

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the

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repeats again.