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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.
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What is the name of a salmon nest?
Salmon are born at the bottom of stream and river beds in the form of almost translucent eggs. The female Salmon will cover the eggs with gravel from the rocky stream or lakebed. The nest is called a Redd.
What month do salmon start the journey back up stream?
It depends on the species of the salmon, Chinook (King) Salmon spawn between the months of September and October. Coho (Silver) Salmon spawn between the months of October and November. And Atlantic Salmon spawn between the months of November and December.
What is yellow stuff between salmon skin and salmon itself Is this something nutritious which should be eaten or gross which should be thrown away?
What it is is salmon fat. What you do with it is up to you.
When are types of wild salmon available?
Sockey salmon King salmon Pink salmon Coho salmon Chinook salmon
How much does a salmon filet weigh?
My guess is around 15g. But it could be anywhere between 10 and 25 depending on the producer of the fish
What is a female salmon called?
A female salmon is called a hen.
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 these the female salmon make her nest?
the female salmon is helped to lay its eggs by rubbing its genitals against male fish to stimulate its cliterus
How long does salmon spend at sea?
Salmon spend most of their lives in saltwater and only return to freshwater to spawn. Different species of salmon spend different lengths of time in the ocean due to differences in the amount of time it takes the salmon to sexually mature. Most salmon spend between 1 and 5 years in the Ocean before returning to freshwater to spawn and die.
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.
What does the milky substance that the male salmon is releasing over the eggs laid by a female salmon contain?
Milt :)
Why is it necessary for the female salmon to lay hundereds of eggs?
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What is difference between a salmon and a killer whale?
A salmon is a fish. It is cold blooded, is covered with scales, and reproduces by laying eggs. A killer wale (or orca) is a mammal. It does not have scales, but is covered with skin that has vestigial hairs. It is warmblooded and reproduces by live birth.
What are the two major forms of Chinook salmon?
Male and female
Why do female Atlantic salmon have babies on its own?
because its natural
What is a salmon redd?
Its a depression in the ground where the female lays her eggs
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.
