The Atlantic salmon is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. It is the 3rd largest of the Salmonidae, behind Siberian Taimen and Pacific Chinook Salmon, growing up to a meter in length. Atlantic salmon are found in the northern Atlantic Ocean and in rivers that flow into this ocean.
Scientific name: Salmo salar
Order: Salmoniformes
Phylum: Chordata
Family: Salmonidae
Kingdom: Animalia
