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title: "Atlantische zalm"
description: "Salmo salar — Vissen. The Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/atlantic-salmon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Atlantische zalm

> Salmo salar — Vissen. The Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae.

- Scientific name: *Salmo salar*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren), `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 1451
- Wikidata: [Q188879](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188879)
- iNaturalist taxon: [48648](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/48648)

## Names

- en: Atlantic Salmon
- de: Atlantischer Lachs
- es: Salmón del Atlantico
- fr: Saumon atlantique
- nl: Atlantische zalm
- pt: Salmão atlântico
- pl: Łosoś szlachetny

## Countries with the most observations

CA (462), US (268), GB (192), NO (41), DK (28), ES (19), FR (15), SE (15), IE (13), LV (11), DE (10), RU (9)

## Summary

The Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. It is the third largest of the Salmonidae, behind Siberian taimen and Pacific Chinook salmon, growing up to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length. Atlantic salmon are found in the northern Atlantic Ocean and in rivers that flow into it. Most populations are anadromous, hatching in streams and rivers but moving out to sea as they grow where they mature, after which the adults seasonally move upstream again to spawn.
When the mature fish re-enter rivers to spawn, they change in colour and appearance. Some populations of this fish only migrate…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_salmon

## Photo

![Atlantische zalm](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/atlantic-salmon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Gordon Shepherd · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/335123407

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/atlantic-salmon?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).