Common name of Salmo salar
 
Common name Atlantic salmon
Language English
Type FAO
Official trade name No
Rank 4 - (Less common name)
Country United Kingdom
Locality
Ref. FAO-FIES, 2015
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st modifier locality/area
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Atlantic' refering to the Atlantic Ocean; 'salmon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979). Also Ref.3691, 56807, 83882, 87040, 90062, 93840, 95632.
 
Entered by Agustin, Liza Q.
Modified by Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G.
Checked by Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.
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