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Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758

Atlantic salmon
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Finland country information

Common names: Graavisuolattu lohi, Kutenut lohi, Lohi
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Winkler, H.M., K. Skora, R. Repecka, M. Ploks, A. Neelov, L. Urho, A. Gushin and H. Jespersen, 2000
Importance: highly commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref:
Regulations: restricted | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Both marine and freshwater populations, six of them endangered (Ref. 6319). Natural reproduction in Rivers Tornionjoki, Simojoki, Teno and Näätämönjoki. Local stocks complemented through culture of juveniles for stock enhancement. Also Ref. 6333.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Koli, L., 1990
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Saumon de l'Atlantique, Salmón del Atlántico, 大西洋鲑, ... more

Classification / Names ຊື່ສາມັນ | ຄຳສັບຄ້າຍຄືກັນ | Catalog of Fishes(ຕະກຸນ, ຊະນິດ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Salmoniformes (Salmons) > Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Salmoninae
Etymology: Salmo: Latin, salmo, Plinius = salmon (Ref. 45335);  salar: From the Latin 'salio' meaning to leap (Ref. 6885).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range ນິເວດວິທະຍາ

ສັດທະເລ; ນ້ຳຈືດ; ນ້ຳກ່ອຍ ກ່ຽວກັບ (ຢູ່)ເທິງຊັ້ນພື້ນດິນໃນທະເລເປີດ; ປາທີ່ມີການເຄື່ອນຍ້າຍຈາກທະເລ ແລະ ໄປໄຂ່ຢູ່ນ້ຳຈືດ (Ref. 92381); ລະດັບຄວາມເລິກ 0 - 210 m (Ref. 57178), usually 10 - 23 m.   Temperate; 2°C - 9°C (Ref. 36794); 72°N - 37°N, 77°W - 61°E

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