Coho Salmon parr
Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) parr schooling near returning adult salmon
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus kisutchPacific salmonPalmer Hay Flats Sate Game RefugePhylum ChordataRabbit SloughSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromous fishanadromybiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterin situjuvenileloticmigratorynaturalworldnatureparrsemelparitysemelparousstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Coho Salmon fry in a clear sream
Coho Salmon (Ocorhynchus kisutch) fry foraging in Saddlebag Creek, a clear sream in the Copper River Delta, Chugach National Forest, near, Cordova, Alaska.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaChordataChugach National ForestClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonCopper River DeltaInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus kisutchPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSaddlebag CreekSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSilver SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromybiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterfryhabitatin situloticmigratorynaturalworldparrsemelparitysemelparousstreamunder fresh waterunderwater
Sockeye Salmon fry
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) fry positioned downstream of a drowned sedge in a stream with a glacial silt bottom.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaChordataClass ActinopterygiiCopper River DeltaInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataRed SalmonSaddlebag CreekSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSockeye SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromybiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterfryin situloticmigratorynaturalworldsemelparitysemelparousstreamunder fresh waterunderwater
Coho Salmon parr
Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) parr lurking near a beaver dam. Aspect ratio = 1:1.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonCopper River DeltaInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus kisutchPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSnell's windowSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromybiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterfryin situloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturesemelparitysemelparoussmoltstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmonwild trout
Coho Salmon parr
A rainbow of color caused by refraction of light by surface ripples strike a Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) parr. Aspect Ratio = 2:3.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonCordovaEccles CreekInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus kisutchPacific salmonPhylum ChordataPrince William SoundSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromous fishanadromybiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterfryin situloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturesemelparitysemelparousstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Chinook Salmon fry
Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) parr rearing in Bernard Creek, a tributary of the Tonsina River, in turn a tributary of the Copper River, South Central Alaska. Summer.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiCopper RiverCopper River tributaryInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus tshawytschaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiTonsina R. trib.United StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromybiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterfryin situloticmigratorynaturalworldphotographed under watersemelparitysemelparousstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterwildwild salmon
Coho Salmon and Dolly Varden
Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch; right) and Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma; left) rearing in 18-mile Creek, Copper River Delta, Southcentral Alaska. Spring.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus kisutchPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromybiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterfryin situloticmigratorynaturalworldsemelparitysemelparousstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterwildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon fry
Recently emerged Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Salmonidae) fry in Saddlebag Creek, Chugach National Forest, Copper River Delta, South Central Alaska.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiCopper River DeltaInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromybiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterfryin situloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturesemelparitysemelparousstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Coho Salmon eggs and alevin
Underwater view of Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) eggs and a recently hatched alevin in the gravel of Power Creek, the principal tributary of Eyak Lake, which is located at the west end of the Copper River Delta near Cordova and Prince William Sound, South Central Alaska. Winter.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus kisutchPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratealevinanadromousanadromybiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyeggsfresh waterfreshwaterin situloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturesemelparitysemelparousstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Coho Salmon alevin
Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) alevin
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus kisutchPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratealevinanadromousanadromybiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyeggsfresh waterfreshwaterin situloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturesemelparitysemelparousstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Developing salmon egg in situ
Developing Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka; Salmonidae) eggs in the gravel of Power Creek, the principal tributary of Eyak Lake, which is located at the west end of the Copper River Delta near Cordova and Prince William Sound, South Central Alaska. Winter.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromybiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyeggsfresh waterfreshwaterin situloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturesemelparitysemelparousstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Chum Salmon fry in a tidal creek
Underwater view of Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta, Salmonidae) fry near mouth of stream while migrating out to sea near Cordova, Southcentral Alaska. Spring.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChordataChum SalmonClass ActinopterygiiDog SalmonFishInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus ketaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromybiospherechordatecovering redddiadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterfryin situloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturephotographed under watersemelparitysemelparousspawning behaviorstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Chum Salmon fry in a tidal creek
Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta, Salmonidae) fry near mouth of stream while migrating out to sea near Cordova, Southcentral Alaska. Spring.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChordataChum SalmonClass ActinopterygiiDog SalmonFishInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus ketaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromybiospherechordatecovering redddiadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterfryin situloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturephotographed under watersemelparitysemelparousspawning behaviorstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Developing Sockeye Salmon eggs in situ
Developing Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) eggs in the gravel of an Alaskan stream
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataSalmoniformesSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromychordatediadromousdiadromyeggsfresh waterfreshwaterloticmigratorysemelparitysemelparousstreamunder fresh waterwildwild salmon