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Salmon ebrahim
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Salmon
BY: EBRAHIM
• Salmon are pink at the top , gray at the bottom and green at the mouth. The dorsal fin , 2nd dorsal fin , anal fin , and pelvic fin are used for balance. The tail fin is used for pushing the fish in the water and the pectoral fin is used for steering
DESCRIPTION
HABITAT
• The salmon live in streams , waterfalls , oceans and seas are their homes. They live in places that are salt-water. The seabed is rocks and gravel. It will adapt to salt water in 1-7 years.
Food
• Salmon are carnivores. They eat fish( like herring and pilchard). They eat squid and sometimes baby crabs. They have a food sac attached to their bellies when they are born. The sac gives them food for a few days.
ENEMIES
Otters , bears , kingfishers , wolves , wading birds, bigger fish and humans are some of the predators of the salmon. Humans don’t just eat the salmon, but they litter the surface ,too.
Babies
The mother lays the eggs under gravel. Baby salmons are called embryos .1,200 eggs are laid. After the mother lays the eggs, she leaves the eggs and then dies. The babies then look after themselves.
Interesting Facts
The salmon can change colour. Salmon can swim 14 km per hour. Chinook and king salmon can weigh up to 100 pounds!