Σολομός
Salmo salar
#nm_0070📍 Greece
- Language
- Greek
- Transliteration
- Solomos
- IPA
- /solomˈos/
From Italian salmone (salmon) ↳ From Latin salmo (salmon, origin uncertain — possibly from salīre (to leap) or Gaulish substrate)
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.