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The bump on a male salmon when returning up stream is called a hump.
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What is the differences between female salmonand male salmon?
Male salmon are larger than the female salmon. The male salmon has a longer jaw than the female, and the males jaw has a hook shape. The males fin on his back will be 2 to 3 times larger than the females fin.
Does a female salmon need a male to breed?
Yes, and usually salmon only breed when they're back in the stream where it was born.
What is a male salmon called?
A male salmon is a 'cock'. The female is a 'hen'. reference: Sutterby, R. Greenhalgh, M. (2005) Atlantic Salmon an Illustrated Natural History. Great Britain, Merlin Unwin Books.
What is salmon milt?
Male Salmon Sperm in the mass there-of before it is dispersed to fertilize Salmon eggs.
How do you tell a male salmon from a female salmon?
the male salmons are bigger and the female salmons are wider i found out when i dissected a salmon
How do you know if it's a male or female?
You see if he/she has a bump in her private area. Is bump he/she has a penis.
What is a bump on a frog called?
That is where the male frogs puff up their chin to do a mating call.
What does the milky substance that the male salmon is releasing over the eggs laid by a female salmon contain?
Milt :)
What to do if bearded dragon has a bump on its private?
That's normal. One bump is female and two is a male so you have a female.
How many eggs do a female sockeye salmon lay?
A salmon has offsprings from 2500-7000 eggs depending on there size. And just to let you know, the steps of how the female salmon reproduces is:1. The male salmon stands in guard while the female salmon digs a saucer shaped nest in the gravel by swishing her tail back and forth.2. Then the female lays her egg in the nest and the male fertilizes with sperm.3. Then the female swims forward a short distance, digs another nest, and lays more egg.
Is a young male salmon call a jack or john?
A young salmon goes through several staged and it can be called an alevin, a fry, a parr and a smolt before it is considered an adult.
What are the two major forms of Chinook salmon?
Male and female
