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Species catalogue
Atlantic salmon
Order
Salmoniformes
Family
Salmonidae
Euryhaline fish (marine and freshwater) with regularly ossified skeleton. Fusiform body, elongated and compressed on the sides. Head somewhat sharp, whose jaws possess strong teeth. Narrow caudal peduncle and caudal fin slightly forked. Bluish back in adults with red or orange spots.
Characteristics
FAO code
SAL
SAL
Specie
Salmo salar
Salmo salar
Type
Blue fish
Blue fish
FAO Fishing Areas
- Area 18: the Arctic Ocean
- Area 2: America, North - Inland waters
- Area 21: the Northwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 27: the Northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 3: America, South - Inland waters
- Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
- Area 4: Asia - Inland waters
- Area 41: the Southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 5: Europe - Inland waters
- Area 6: Oceania - Inland waters
- Area 67: the Northeastern part of the Pacific Ocean
- Area 81: the Southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
- Area 87: the Southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean
Fishing seasons
jan
feb
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
International denominations
Germany
Lachs
China
大西洋鲑
France
Saumon atlantique
Italy
Salmone atlantico
Portugal
Salmão do Atlântico
United Kingdom
Atlantic salmon
Japan
Sake masu-rui
Fishing areas
