Covering the redd
Pebbles fly
Pebbles fly through the water just behind a female Sockeye Salmon's (Oncorhynchus nerka) caudal fin as she covers her redd after spawning. Clouds of sperm are visible emanating from the redd and downstream where the alpha male guards.
25Mile CreekActinopterygiiAlaskaChordataClass ActinopterygiiCopper River DeltaInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSockeye SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratechordatecovering reddfish behaviorspawning behaviorunderwater
Sockeye Salmon female covering redd after spawning
Underwater view of Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) female covering her redd after spawning in a clear groundwater fed stream in the Copper River Delta near Cordova, Alaska during summer.
25Mile CreekActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiCopper River DeltaInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiospherechordatecovering reddfish behaviorin situnaturalworldnaturespawningspawning actspawning behaviorunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Chinook Salmon female covering her redd
Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) female covering her redd right after spawning in Montana Creek near Talkeetna, Alaska.
AlaskaAlaska wild salmonChinook SalmonClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiKing SalmonMontana CreekOncorhynchus tshawytschaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerSusitna River TributaryTeleostUnited StatesVertebratebiospherein situnaturalworldnaturenear Talkeetnaphotographed under waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
A jack tags along as a female Chinook Salmon covers her redd
A jack tags along as a female Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) covers her redd after spawning in Montana Creek near Talkeetna, Alaska.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChinook SalmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiKing SalmonMontana CreekNeopterygiiOncorhynchus tshawytschaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerSusitna River TributaryTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiospherechordatecovering reddfish behaviorin situjackjack salmonnaturalworldnaturenear Talkeetnaphotographed under waterprecocial maleprecocious malespawning behaviortopsideunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
A female pink salmon makes her first covering dig
A female pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) makes her first covering dig after spawning sending a few lose eggs downstream.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonCRDChordataClass ActinopterygiiCopper River DeltaHumpback SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus gorbuschaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataPink SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiospherechordatecovering reddfish behaviorin situnaturalworldnaturespawning behaviorunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon female beginning to cover her redd
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) female beginning to cover her redd immediately after spawning
Alaska wild salmonClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebratebiospherecovering reddfish behaviorin situnaturalworldnaturespawning behaviorunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Female Sockeye Salmon covering her redd
Female Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) covering her redd after spawning while male guards downstream
Alaska wild salmonClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebratebiospherecovering reddfish behaviorin situnaturalworldnaturespawning behaviorunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Covering Redd
Female Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) stating to make a dig that will contribute to covering her redd.
ActinopterygiiAlaska wild salmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiospherechordatein situnaturalworldnatureunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Probing
A female Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) uses her anal fin to probe her redd between covering digs.
ActinopterygiiAlaska wild salmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiospherechordatein situnaturalworldnatureunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Coho Salmon covering her redd
Female Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) covering her redd with a quick series of digs.
Alaska wild salmonAutumnClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus kisutchPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratebiospherecovering reddfish behaviorin situnaturalworldnaturespawning behaviorunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Waving over redd
A female Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) waves her body over her redd as part of the covering process as a male guards.
Alaska wild salmonAutumnClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formInfraclass TeleosteiPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratebiospherein situnaturalworldunderwaterwildwild salmon
Covering the redd
Female Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) covering her redd.
Alaska wild salmonClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebratebiospherein situnaturalworldnatureunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Covering the red
Female Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) covering her redd.
Alaska wild salmonClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratebiospherecovering reddfish behaviorin situnaturalworldnaturespawningspawning behaviorunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Covering the redd
Female Sockeye Salmon a.k.a. Red Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) covers her redd immediately after spawning as the male guards in an Alaska, USA stream during the summer. Sperm that has not drifted downstream clouds the water above the redd.
Alaska wild salmonClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratebiospherecovering reddfish behaviorin situmale behaviormiltnaturalworldnaturespawningspawning behaviorunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
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ActinopterygiiAlaska wild salmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiospherechordatecovering reddfish behaviorin situnaturalworldnaturespawning behaviorunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon