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Carol McDougall, license: CC BY-NC 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Salmoniformes
Family:
Salmonidae
Subfamily:
Salmoninae
Genus:
Salmo
Species:
salar
Common:
Atlantic salmon
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Polar
Boreal
Waters:
Freshwater
Brackish water
Marine
Map of Known Habitats
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Regions:
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic, Northeast
Atlantic, Northwest
Atlantic, Southwest
Pacific, Northeast
Pacific, Southeast
Pacific, Southwest
Asia - Inland Waters
Europe - Inland Waters
North America - Inland Waters
South America - Inland Waters
Oceania - Inland Waters
Mediterranean and Black Sea
Description
Sound Names: FRT; Gurgle; Jump; Moan
Citable References
Rountree et al. (2018)
Rountree, R. A., Juanes, F., Bolgan, M. 2018. Air Movement Sound Production by Alewife, White Sucker, and Four Salmonid Fishes Suggests the Phenomenon Is Widespread among Freshwater Fishes. PLoS ONE, 13(9).
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Vester, H. I., Folkow, L. P., Blix, A. S. 2004. Click Sounds Produced by Cod (Gadus morhua). Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 115(2): 914-919.
Moore, A., Waring, C. P. 2000. Auditory Reproductive Priming in Mature Male Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.) Parr. Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on the Reproductive Physiology of Fish, 144-144.
Moore, A., Waring, C. P. 1999. Reproductive Priming in Mature Male Atlantic Salmon Parr Exposed to the Sound of Redd Cutting. Journal of Fish Biology, 55(4): 884-887.