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Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758

Common name	Atlantic salmon
Synonyms	Trutta salar (Linnaeus, 1758) Salmo nobilis Olafsen, 1772 Salmo goedenii Bloch, 1784 Salmo strom Bonnaterre, 1788 Salmo salmulus Walbaum, 1792 Salmo caerulescens Schmidt, 1795 Salmo renatus Lacepede, 1803 Salmo rilla Lacepede, 1803 Salmo nobilis Pallas, 1814 Salmo hamatus Cuvier, 1829 Salmo ocla Nilsson, 1832 Salmo salmo Valenciennes, 1848 Salmo sebago Girard, 1853 Salmo salar sebago Girard, 1853 Salmo gloverii Girard, 1854 Salmo salar lacustris Hardin, 1862 Trutta salar relicta Malmgren, 1863 Trutta relicta Malmgren, 1863 Salmo gracilis Couch, 1865 Salmo hardinii Gunther, 1866 Salmo brevipes Smitt, 1883 Salmo salar brevipes Smitt, 1883 Salmo salar tasmanicus Johnston, 1889 Salmo salar ouananiche McCarthy, 1894 Salmo salar nobilis Smitt, 1895 Salmo salar biennis Berg, 1912 Salmo salar brevipes relictus Berg, 1932 Salmo salar saimensis Seppovaara, 1962 Salmo salar europaeus Payne, Child & Forrest, 1971
IUCN Red List status (2014)	Least Concern (LC)
Habitat	Freshwater
Systematics	Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Protacanthopterygii; Salmoniformes; Salmonidae.
Geographical distribution	Indonesia; Israel; Jordan; Turkey; Russia; Australia; New Zealand; South Africa; UK; Germany; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Norway; Sweden; Denmark; Iceland; Ireland; Greenland; Finland; Belgium; Netherlands; USA; Canada; Brazil; Argentina; Chile; Falkland Islands; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Estonia; Faroe Islands; Isle of Man; Latvia; Lithuania; Poland; Slovakia; Switzerland
Occurrence	not established: Indonesia; not established: Israel; not established: Jordan; extirpated: Turkey; native: Russia; introduced: Australia; introduced: New Zealand; not established: South Africa; native: UK; native: Germany; native: France; native: Spain; native: Portugal; native: Italy; not established: Greece; native: Norway; native: Sweden; native: Denmark; native: Iceland; native: Ireland; native: Greenland; native: Finland; native: Belgium; native: Netherlands; native: USA; native: Canada; not established: Brazil; introduced: Argentina; introduced: Chile; not established: Falkland Islands; not established: Cyprus; extirpated: Czech Republic; native: Estonia; native: Faroe Islands; native: Isle of Man; native: Latvia; native: Lithuania; native: Poland; native: Slovakia; extirpated: Switzerland
Remarks	Model species
Karyological information
Geographical area of study	Chaleur-Bay district in eastern Canada
Source of chromosomes	Kidney, testes & ovaries
Number of specimens with sex	07 males & females
Diploid chromosome number	58
Karyotype formula	16m+42t
Fundamental arm number	74
Chromosome length	Not reported
Sex chromosome	Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH	Not reported
Reference	Nygren A, Nilsson B, Jahnke M (1972). Cytological studies in Atlantic salmon from Canada, in hybrids between Atlantic salmon from Canada and Sweden and in hybrids between Atlantic salmon and sea trout. Hereditas, 70: 295-306.
Cross Link
Animal Genome Size Database	Available

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