Smashing Salmonids

A stunning underwater scene showcasing various salmonid species swimming in a clear Scottish river, with a focus on their unique features and natural habitat.

Smashing Salmonids Quiz

Test your knowledge about salmonids and their habitats in this engaging quiz! Discover fascinating facts and learn how to identify different species of salmon and trout.

Explore the unique characteristics of salmonids.
Learn about their life cycle and habitat.
Understand the challenges they face in the wild.

13 Questions3 MinutesCreated by CastingFish92

Your out surveying fish in a scottish river. What feature could you use to help tell a salmonid fry from a minnow?

Pretty colours

Forked Tail

Adipose fin

Here's some salmonids native to the UK. Which is the invasive species?

Brown Trout

Atlantic Salmon

Arctic Charr

Pink Salmon

Where do Salmon lay their eggs?

They dig a nest in the gravel called a redd.

They fart them into the sea

They create a clump similar to frogs

They carry them in their mouths

Trout and Salmon have a unique symbiotic relationship which which other freshwater species?

Cormorant

Freshwater Pearl Mussel

Common Minnow

Sea Lice

What is a kelt?

A salmon that has just hatched

A salmon which has spawned

A cannibalistic salmonid

The technical term for a fish orgy

Which Species prefers cold, deep lochs and uniquely all populations are genetically highly differentiated?

Atlantic Salmon

Arctic Charr

Chinook Salmon

Sea Trout

Yogi has ventured out of isolation for the bear necessities. What species of fish has he caught?

Atlantic Salmon

Chum Salmon

Pink Salmon

Sockeye Salmon

Here's an image of a fish scale under the microscope. What information can you tell from this? (select all that apply)

Sea Age

River Age

Farm or wild origin

Growth Rate

And finally some propaganda... Why has salmon farming been getting bad press? (select all that apply)

Mass mortalities (4.5 million in 2017)

High parasite burdens

Sewage equivilant to that produced by 100,000 people from a single operator

Escapes compromising the genetics of wild populations

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