Egg to smolt

Images of early salmonid life history stages

Coho Salmon parr
Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) parr schooling near returning adult salmon
Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon Chordata Class Actinopterygii Coho Salmon Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Oncorhynchus kisutch Pacific salmon Palmer Hay Flats Sate Game Refuge Phylum Chordata Rabbit Slough Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Seacam underwater housing Silver Salmon South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Summer Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate biosphere chordate in situ juvenile naturalworld nature parr underwater underwaterphoto wild wild salmon
Coho Salmon parr
Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) parr lurking near a beaver dam. Aspect ratio = 1:1.
Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon Chordata Class Actinopterygii Coho Salmon Copper River Delta Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Oncorhynchus kisutch Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Seacam underwater housing Silver Salmon South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate biosphere chordate fry in situ naturalworld nature smolt underwater underwaterphoto wild wild salmon wild 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.
Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon Chordata Class Actinopterygii Coho Salmon Cordova Eccles Creek Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Oncorhynchus kisutch Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Prince William Sound Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Seacam underwater housing Silver Salmon South Central Alaska South Central Alaska 2 Subclass Neopterygii Summer Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate biosphere chordate fry in situ naturalworld nature underwater underwaterphoto wild wild 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.
Alaska Alaska wild salmon Class Actinopterygii Copper River Copper River tributary Infraclass Teleostei Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Seacam underwater housing South Central Alaska South Central Alaska 2 Subclass Neopterygii Summer Teleost Tonsina R. trib.United States Vertebrate biosphere fry in situ naturalworld photographed under water underwater wild wild salmon
Coho Salmon and Dolly Varden
Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) rearing in 18-mile Creek, Copper River Delta, Southcentral Alaska. Spring.
Alaska Alaska wild salmon Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Oncorhynchus kisutch Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing South Central Alaska 2 Subclass Neopterygii Teleost United States Vertebrate biosphere fry in situ naturalworld underwater wild wild salmon
Sockeye Salmon fry
Recently emerged Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Salmonidae) fry in Saddlebag Creek, Chugach National Forest, Copper River Delta, South Central Alaska.
Alaska Alaska wild salmon Class Actinopterygii Copper River Delta Infraclass Teleostei Oncorhynchus nerka Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Red Salmon Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Seacam underwater housing Sockeye Salmon South Central Alaska South Central Alaska 2 Spring Subclass Neopterygii Teleost United States Vertebrate biosphere fry in situ naturalworld nature underwater underwaterphoto wild wild 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.
Alaska Alaska wild salmon Class Actinopterygii Coho Salmon Infraclass Teleostei Oncorhynchus kisutch Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Seacam underwater housing Silver Salmon South Central Alaska 2 Subclass Neopterygii Teleost United States Vertebrate alevin biosphere eggs in situ naturalworld nature underwater underwaterphoto wild wild salmon
Coho Salmon alevin
Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) alevin
Alaska Alaska wild salmon Class Actinopterygii Coho Salmon Infraclass Teleostei Oncorhynchus kisutch Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Seacam underwater housing Silver Salmon South Central Alaska 2 Subclass Neopterygii Teleost United States Vertebrate alevin biosphere eggs in situ naturalworld nature underwater underwaterphoto wild wild 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.
Alaska Alaska wild salmon Class Actinopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Oncorhynchus nerka Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Red Salmon Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Seacam underwater housing Sockeye Salmon South Central Alaska 2 Subclass Neopterygii Teleost United States Vertebrate biosphere eggs in situ naturalworld nature underwater underwaterphoto wild wild 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.
Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon Chordata Chum Salmon Class Actinopterygii Dog Salmon Fish Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Oncorhynchus keta Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Seacam underwater housing South Central Alaska Spring Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate biosphere chordate covering redd fish behavior fry in situ naturalworld nature photographed under water spawning behavior underwater underwater photography underwaterphoto wild wild 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.
Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon Chordata Chum Salmon Class Actinopterygii Dog Salmon Fish Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Oncorhynchus keta Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Seacam underwater housing South Central Alaska Spring Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate biosphere chordate covering redd fish behavior fry in situ naturalworld nature photographed under water spawning behavior underwater underwater photography underwaterphoto wild wild salmon
Developing Sockeye Salmon eggs in situ
Developing Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) eggs in the gravel of an Alaskan stream
Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon Chordata Class Actinopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Seacam underwater housing South Central Alaska 2 Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate chordate eggs wild wild salmon