Salmo salar

Family : Salmonidae
Genus : Salmo
Species : salar
Accepted scientific name: Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758 (accepted name)
Synonyms: Salmo brevipes Smitt, 1882 (synonym)
Salmo caerulescens Schmidt, 1795 (synonym)
Salmo gloverii Girard, 1854 (synonym)
Salmo goedenii Bloch, 1784 (synonym)
Salmo gracilis Couch, 1865 (ambiguous synonym)
Salmo hamatus Cuvier, 1829 (synonym)
Salmo hardinii Günther, 1866 (synonym)
Salmo nobilis Olafsen, 1772 (synonym)
Salmo nobilis Pallas, 1814 (ambiguous synonym)
Salmo ocla Nilsson, 1832 (synonym)
Salmo renatus Lacepède, 1803 (synonym)
Salmo rilla Lacepède, 1803 (synonym)
Salmo salar biennis Berg, 1912 (ambiguous synonym)
Salmo salar brevipes Smitt, 1882 (synonym)
Salmo salar brevipes relictus Berg, 1932 (ambiguous synonym)
Salmo salar europaeus Payne, Child & Forrest, 1971 (synonym)
Salmo salar lacustris Hardin, 1862 (ambiguous synonym)
Salmo salar nobilis Smitt, 1895 (synonym)
Salmo salar ouananiche McCarthy, 1894 (synonym)
Salmo salar saimensis Seppovaara, 1962 (synonym)
Salmo salar sebago Girard, 1853 (synonym)
Salmo salar tasmanicus Johnston, 1889 (synonym)
Salmo salmo Valenciennes, 1848 (synonym)
Salmo salmulus Walbaum, 1792 (synonym)
Salmo sebago Girard, 1853 (synonym)
Salmo strom Bonnaterre, 1788 (synonym)
Trutta relicta Malmgren, 1863 (synonym)
Trutta salar (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Trutta salar relicta Malmgren, 1863 (synonym)
Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 150 cm TL male/unsexed; 120 cm TL (female); common length : 38.0 cm TL male/unsexed; max. published weight: 46.8 kg; max. reported age: 13 years
Environment
Benthopelagic; anadromous; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 210 m, usually ? - 10 m
Climate / Range
Temperate; 2°C - 9°C; 72°N - 37°N, 77°W - 61°E