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Picture of the day
An
Atlantic salmon
(
Salmo salar
)
egg
hatching. The
Alevin
(larva) has grown around the remains of the
yolk sac
- visible are the
arteries
spinning around the
yolk
and little oildrops, also the
gut
, the
spine
, the main
caudal
blood vessel
, the
bladder
and the arcs of the
gills
. In about 24 hours it will be a fry without yolk sac.
Photo credit:
Uwe Kils
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