Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)

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Salmo salar

Linnaeus, 1758

Atlantic Salmon

Also known as: Black Salmon, Common Atlantic Salmon, Grilse, Kelt, N. Atlantic Salmon, Parr, Salmon

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Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Salmoniformes

Family

Salmonidae

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