Un salmó europeu en un aquari de NoruegaUn Salmo salar en un pas per a salmons a Matane, QuebecLarva de Salmo salarExemplar juvenilDibuix dels anys 20, de l'enciclopèdia Pieni TietosanakirjaSalmó atlàntic pescat en un llac de Schleswig-HolsteinDibuix de Salmo salarDibuix de Salmo salar
Els mascles poden assolir 150 cm de longitud total[2] i les femelles 120.
Viu en zones d'aigües dolces, salobres i marines de clima temperat (2 °C-9 °C)[13] fins a una fondària de 210 m, tot i que, normalment, ho fa fins als 10.[5]
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