Somon
Salmo salar
#nm_0069📍 Turkish Marmara
- Language
- Turkish
- Transliteration
- Somon
- IPA
- /ˈsomon/
From French saumon (salmon) ↳ From Latin salmo (leaper)
Anadromous - spawns in freshwater, migrates to Atlantic Ocean to mature. Iteroparous - can survive spawning and return to sea to spawn again (unlike Pacific salmon). Native to North Atlantic from North America to Europe. Silver-blue coloring with black spots above lateral line.