سلمون
Salmo salar
#nm_0071📍 Egypt
- Language
- Standard Arabic
- Transliteration
- Salmun
- IPA
- /slmwn/
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.