Atlantic Salmon 

Length:  25 - 70 cm. (10-28 in.)

Distribution/Habitat:
reintroduced to Lake Ontario; occasionally in upper Great Lakes and some tributaries, and Trout Lake near North Bay

Similar fish:

• Chinook Salmon
• Coho Salmon
• Pink Salmon
• Rainbow Trout
• Brown Trout

Key identifying characteristics:

• white mouth and gums;
• few large, black spots on gill cover;
• no spots on tail;
• leading ray on anal fin extends the length of the fin;
• long, narrow caudal peduncle;
• dark-coloured pectoral fins

Illustration credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service