Bradán

Bradán

Bradán

Salmon

Bradán

Bradán

Salmon

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Éisc anadromacha iad seo. Sceitheann siad i bhfionnuisce ach téann siad ar imirce san fharraige chun cothú níos fearr a fháil. Uaireanta taistealaíonn siad na mílte míle. Tá boladh cumasach acu a chabhraíonn leo filleadh ar an bhfo-abhann inar tháinig siad amach as a n-uibheacha inti, cé gur féidir leo coilíneacht a dhéanamh i ngnáthóga nua.

Salmon

These ‘king of fish’ are anadromous, spawning in fresh water but migrating to sea – often for thousands of miles – for greater nutrition. Their powerful sense of smell assists them back to the tributary in which they hatched, though they also colonise new habitat.