Sockeye Salmon
A female Sockeye Salmon digs her redd
A female Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) digs her redd while her alpha male guards. Photographed in situ using a Canon 1Dx camera in a Seacam underwater housing.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSea Sea internal correction lensSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebratediggingexcavatingfish behaviorspawning behaviorunderwaterwildwild salmon
A female Sockeye Salmon digs her redd while alpha male guards.
A female Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) turns on her side to dig her redd while her alpha male guards downstream.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebrateunderwaterwildwild salmon
Fisheye lens underwater view of Sockeye Salmon
Fisheye lens underwater view of Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) migrating to their spawning grounds
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebrateunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon spawning pair
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) spawning pair turning in opposite directiosns reveal differences between male and female head profiles and nuptial coloration.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebratebreeding colorsnuptial colorationunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon in the act of spawning.
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerla) in the act of spawning during the early summer in an Alaskan stream.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebratefish behaviorspawningspawning actspawning behaviorunderwaterwildwild salmon
Heads or tails?
Mature male Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) looking for a mate in early autumn in an Alaskan stream.
AutumnClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus kisutchOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateunderwaterwildwild salmon
The arrival
Mature male Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) looking for a mate in early autumn as fewer conspecifcs become availble to spawn with and coinciding with the arrival of numerous of Coho Salmon (O. kisutch).
AutumnClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus kisutchOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateunderwaterwildwild salmon
Early and late salmon arriving at spawning grounds
Mature Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) heading towards spawning in early autumn coinciding with the arrival of numerous of Coho Salmon (O. kisutch).
AutumnClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus kisutchOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon spawning pair
Shafts of light in a forest stream illuminate a Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) spawning pair. Aspect Ratio = 1:2.
AutumnClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateunderwaterwildwild salmon
Male Sockeye Salmon holding position over redd
Male Sockeye Salmon holding position over redd as two competing males approach and female is away (in background). Aspect ratio = 1:1.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebrateunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon emerging from glacial water
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) emerging from glacial water. Gaping male signaling his dominance is at the lead. Aspect Ratio = 1:1.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebrateunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon spawning migration
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) spawning migration. Aspect Ratio = 1:2.
AlaskaClass ActinopterygiiCopper River DeltaInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSaddlebag CreekSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostUnited StatesVertebrateunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon spawning migration
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) spawning migration. Aspect Ratio = 1:2.
AlaskaClass ActinopterygiiCopper River DeltaInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSaddlebag CreekSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostUnited StatesVertebrateunderwaterwildwild salmon
Male Sockeye salmon digging displacement activity
Male Sockeye salmon digging displacement activity. Female in background. Aspect ratio = 2:3.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebratedisplacement activityfish behaviormale behaviormale salmon diggingunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon spawning pair
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) spawning pair. Aspect Ratio = 2:3.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebrateunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon spawning
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) spawning. Aspect Ratio = 1:2.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebratefish behaviorspawningspawning actspawning behaviorunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon spawning meele
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) spawning meele. Aspect Ratio = 2:3.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebratefish behaviormale behaviorspawning meleeunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon spawning pair
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) spawning pair in a glacier fed Power Creek near Codova, Alaska.
AlaskaClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataPower CreekRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSockeye SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebratebreeding colorsnear Cordovanuptial colorationunderwater
Sockeye Salmon spawning pair
A female Sockeye Salmon a.k.a. Red Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) probes her redd while a male guards in an Alaska, USA stream during the summer.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebratefish behaviornatureprobingsalmonography.comspawning behaviorunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon female attacking a jack.
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) female attacking a jack. Aspect Ratio = 2:3.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebrateaggressionfightingfish behaviorunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon spawning pair
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) female excavates her redd as a male guards. Aspect Ratio = 2:3.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebratediggingexcavatingfish behaviorsalmonography.comspawningspawning behaviorunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon female on female aggression
A female Sockeye Salmon a.k.a. Red Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) attacking a female who is excaving a redd too close to hers in an Alaska, USA stream during the summer.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebrateaggressionfemale behaviorfemalefemale interaction underwaterfightingfish behaviornaturesalmonography.comspawningspawning behaviorunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon spawning
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) pair spawning. Aspect Ratio = 2:3.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebratefish behaviormale behaviormiltsalmonography.comspawningspawning actspawning behaviorunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon spawning pair
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) pair spawning. Aspect Ratio = 1:1.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebratefish behaviorspawningspawning actspawning behaviorunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon jack courting
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) jack courting a female while no alpha male is present.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebratefish behaviorprobingspawning behaviorunderwaterwildwild salmon
Rival male Sockeye Salmon
A male Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) fends off an intruding male with the gape threat. Aspect Ratio = 2:3.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebrateaggressionfightingfish behaviormale behaviormale threat posturesalmonography.comthreat postureunderwaterwildwild salmon
Female competition
A female Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) fends off an intruding female with the gape threat. Underwater view in an Alaskan stream during early summer.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebrateaggressionfemale behaviorfemale threat posturefemalefemale interactionfemalefemale interaction underwaterfightingfish behaviorsalmonography.comthreat postureunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon spawning pair
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) pair spawning. Aspect Ratio = 1:1.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebratesalmonography.comunderwaterwildwild salmon
Male-male competition
A male Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) fends off an intruding male with the gape threat. Underwater view in an Alaskan stream during early summer.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebrateaggressionfightingfish behaviormale aggressionmale behaviormale threat posturesalmonography.comthreat postureunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon spawning pair
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) spawning pair. Aspect Ratio = 2:3.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebratesalmonography.comunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon spawners
A entourage of Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) males following a female probing a redd site. Aspect ratio = 3:4.
AutumnClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus kisutchOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratesalmonography.comunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon on their spawning grounds
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) on their spawning grounds. Aspect ratio = 2:3.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateunderwaterwildwild salmon
Caddisfly larvae feeding on Sockeye Salmon carcass
Caddisfly larvae perched on a dorsal fin ray of the Sockeye Salmon carcass they are feeding on. Aspect ratio = 4:5.
ArthropodaClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiInsectInvertebrateOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataPhylum ArthropodaRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTrichopteraVertebratearthropodcaddisfly larvaecarcasssalmon carcassunderwaterwildwild salmon
Spawning Sockeye Salmon
Spawning Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Aspect ratio = 1:2.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon probing her redd as male stands by
Female Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) probing her redd as her mate guards downstream. Aspect Ratio = 2:3.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebratefish behaviorprobingsalmonography.comspawning behaviorunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon female
A female Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) preparing to spawn. Aspect Ratio = 1:1.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon spawning pair
A female Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) probes her redd as her mate guards downstream. Aspect Ratio = 1:1.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebratefish behaviorprobingspawning behaviorunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon spawning pair
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) spawning in a tributary of Eyak Lake, Alaska. Aspect Ratio = 4:5.
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Sockeye Salmon in the act of spawning
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) spawning in a tributary of Eyak Lake, Alaska. Aspect Ratio = 1:2.
AlaskaClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSouth Central Alaska 2Subclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostUnited StatesVertebratefish behaviormale behaviorpolygamysalmonography.comspawningspawning behaviorunderwaterwildwild salmon
Snout up aggressive posture
Male Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) challenging another male by raising his snout. Aspect ratio = 3:4..
AlaskaClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSouth Central Alaska 2Subclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostUnited StatesVertebrateaggressionfish behaviorsalmonography.comthreat postureunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon spawning pair
Male Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) quivering (courtship) a female, which generates surface waves. Aspect Ratio = 2:3.
AlaskaClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSouth Central Alaska 2Subclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebrateaggressionfish behaviorsalmonography.comthreat postureunderwaterwildwild salmon
Male Sockeye Salmon combat
A Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) male attacking another. Aspect Raio = 2:3.
AlaskaClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSouth Central Alaska 2Subclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebrateaggressionfightingfish behaviorunderwaterwildwild salmon
Fighting Sockeye Salmon males
Fighting Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) males. Aspect Ratio = 1:1.
AlaskaClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSouth Central Alaska 2Subclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostUnited StatesVertebrateaggressionfightingfish behaviorsalmonography.comunderwaterwildwild salmon
Male Sockeye courtship behavior
A male Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) defending his place with a female (at the far left) with a snout up aggressive posture. Aspect ratio = 1:2.
AlaskaClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSouth Central Alaska 2Subclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebrateaggressioncourtshipfish behaviorspawning behaviorthreat postureunderwaterwildwild salmon
Snout up aggressive posture
Male Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) challenging another male by raining his snout. Aspect Ratio = 2:3.
AlaskaClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSouth Central Alaska 2Subclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostUnited StatesVertebrateaggressionfish behaviorsalmonography.comthreat postureunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon spawning pair
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) spawning in a tributary of Eyak Lake, Alaska. Aspect Ratio = 2:3.
AlaskaClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSouth Central Alaska 2Subclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebratesalmonography.comunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon spawning pair
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) spawning in a tributary of Eyak Lake, Alaska. Aspect Ratio = 1:2.
AlaskaClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSouth Central Alaska 2Subclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebratecourtshipfish behaviorsalmonography.comspawningspawning behaviorspawning pairunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon fry
Recently emerged Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Salmonidae) fry in Saddlebag Creek, Chugach National Forest, Copper River Delta, South Central Alaska.
AlaskaClass ActinopterygiiCopper River DeltaInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhyllum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSouth Central Alaska 2SpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebratefryunderwaterwildwild salmon