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Organism (ORGA)
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last updated: 20 Feb 2013
Organism information
Salmo salar
Kingdom Metazoa
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Salmoniformes
Family Salmonidae
Genus Salmo
Species salar
  • Atlantic Salmon
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Fish
Domesticated
Characteristics related to biosafety
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The Atlantic salmon is a cold-water species and like most migratory fishes, it has a different habitat for each stage of its life history.
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At sea, the species is found mainly in the waters off Greenland and in migrations to and from its natal streams, along the northern eastern and western Atlantic coasts.
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  • Food
Additional Information
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