Snell's window
Snell's window
Trout, ripples, and a Snell's window in an Alaskan stream.
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Under a Snell's window
Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) under a Snell's window
ActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyChinook SalmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyInfraclass TeleosteiKing SalmonNeopterygiiOncorhynchus tshawytschaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSnell's windowSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingnaturalworldnatureorganismunderwaterunderwaterphotowild
Foraging under a Snell's window
Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) parr and fry foraging under a Snell's window
ActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonEcologyInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus kisutchPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSnell's windowSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatefryin situlivingnaturalworldnatureorganismsmoltunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild trout
Forested setting
A male Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) holds a position high over a redd site as the female approaches from downstream in a forested setting as evidenced by the view through a Snell's window.
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Spawning migration of maturing Sockeye Salmon
Spawning migration of maturing Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) under a Snell's window. A drifting Willow leaf is a sign of the coming winter.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSnell's windowSockeye SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingnaturalworldnatureorganismunderwaterunderwaterphotowild
Under a Snell's window
Under a Snell's window, a Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) guards her brood.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyHumpback SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus gorbuschaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataPink SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSnell's windowSouth Central Alaska 2Subclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingnaturalworldnatureorganismunderwaterunderwaterphotowild
Eulachon (hooligan) spawning run
Winterscape in April visible through the Snell's window above a Eulachon (hooligan) spawning run in Alaganik Slough, Copper River, Alaska; Thaleichthys pacificus; Osmeridae
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiCopper River DeltaEcologyEulachonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOsmeridaeOsmeriformesPhylum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSnell's windowSouth Central AlaskaSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiThaleichthys pacificusUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismunderwaterunderwaterphotowild