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Atlantic salmonOceanic trout species (Salmo salar), a highly prized game fish. It averages about 12 lbs (5.5 kg) and is marked with round or cross-shaped spots. Found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, it enters streams in the fall to spawn. The young enter the sea in about two years and mature in about four. Adults may return to the sea and, after a year or two, spawn again. The ouananiche of rivers and the sebago, or lake, salmon are landlocked subspecies that are also prized for sport. The Atlantic salmon has been successfully introduced into the U.S. Great Lakes. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Exciting offerings like the Chilean sea bass or Atlantic salmon, enjoyed amidst "white leather fittings and avant-garde wall treatments," deliver an experience for all your senses. These Pacific fish differ from the common Atlantic salmon, the [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII], whose flesh the Russians have long prized (sixteenth-century accounts relate that Atlantic salmon was already being transported from the rivers of Karelia to the tables of the tsar). at 555 Universal Terrace Parkway, Universal City, and includes soup or salad, a choice of fresh Atlantic salmon, chicken teriyaki, prime rib of beef or chicken fettuccini, and a dessert of cheesecake or ice cream. |
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