Egg to smolt

Images of early salmonid life history stages

Fast food
A Coho Salmon fry breaks from rheotaxis to grab a snack at the mouth of a shallow stream entering a lake.
130° objective EMWL Actinopterygii Alaska Animal Biology Chordata Class Actinopterygii Coho Salmon Cordova Eyak Lake Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Oncorhynchus kisutch Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Prince William Sound Running Bear Creek Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Seacam underwater housing Silver Salmon South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate biological chordate fry living near Cordova organism parr marks rheotaxis under fresh water underwater underwaterphoto wild www.salmonography.com
At the lake's edge
Sockeye and Coho salmon fry exhibit rheotaxis while entering the shallow water of a stream at the edge of a lake in Alaska.
130° objective EMWL Actinopterygii Alaska Animal Autumn Biology Chordata Class Actinopterygii Coho Salmon Cordova Eyak Lake Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Oncorhynchus kisutch Oncorhynchus nerka Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Prince William Sound Red Salmon Running Bear Creek Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Silver Salmon Sockeye Salmon South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate biological chordate fry living near Cordova organism parr marks rheotaxis under fresh water underwater www.salmonography.com
Camouflage revealed
Camouflage from the dorsal spots protects this Coho Salmon fry from avian predators.
100° objective EMWL Actinopterygii Alaska Animal Biology Chordata Class Actinopterygii Coho Salmon Ecology Infraclass Teleostei Nauticam Water Contact Optic Neopterygii Oncorhynchus kisutch Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Running Bear Creek Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Seacam underwater housing Silver Salmon South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate biological biosphere chordate in situ juvenile living naturalworld nature near Cordova organism summer under fresh water underwater underwaterphoto wild www.salmonography.com www.salmonography.com underwater
Pink Salmon fry
A Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) fry following emergence from the gravel of the stream bed in which it developed from an egg laid the previous calendar year ready to migrate out to sea where it will rear for the next 14 months.
Actinopterygii Alaska Animal Biology Bird Chordata Class Actinopterygii Cordova Eccles Creek Ecology Humpback Salmon Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Pink Salmon Prince William Sound Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae South Central Alaska spring Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate anadromous anadromous fish anadromy biological chordate fry living migration organism smolt under fresh water underwater www.salmonography.com
Coho Salmon parr
Juvenile and adult Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and other salmon species gather in a slough in the Palmer Hay Flats near Wasilla, Alaska.
Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon Animal Biology Chordata Class Actinopterygii Coho Salmon Ecology 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 anadromous anadromous fish anadromy biological biosphere chordate diadromous diadromy fresh water freshwater in situ juvenile living lotic migratory naturalworld nature organism parr semelparity semelparous stream under fresh water underwater underwaterphoto wild wild salmon
Coho Salmon farr in a clear sream
Coho Salmon (Ocorhynchus kisutch) parr foraging in Saddlebag Creek, a clear sream in the Copper River Delta, Chugach National Forest, near, Cordova, Alaska.
Actinopterygii Alaska Animal Biology Chordata Chugach National Forest Class Actinopterygii Coho Salmon Copper River Delta Ecology Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Oncorhynchus kisutch Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Saddlebag Creek Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Silver Salmon South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate anadromous anadromy biological biosphere chordate diadromous diadromy fresh water freshwater fry habitat in situ living lotic migratory naturalworld organism parr semelparity semelparous stream under fresh water underwater
Sockeye Salmon fry
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) fry positioned downstream of a drowned sedge in a stream with a glacial silt bottom.
Actinopterygii Alaska Animal Biology Chordata Class Actinopterygii Copper River Delta Ecology Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Oncorhynchus nerka Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Red Salmon Saddlebag Creek Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Sockeye Salmon South Central Alaska Spring Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate anadromous anadromy biological biosphere chordate diadromous diadromy fresh water freshwater fry in situ living lotic migratory naturalworld organism semelparity semelparous stream under fresh water underwater
Coho Salmon parr
Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) parr lurking near a beaver dam. Aspect ratio = 1:1.
Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon Animal Biology Chordata Class Actinopterygii Coho Salmon Copper River Delta Ecology Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Oncorhynchus kisutch Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Seacam underwater housing Silver Salmon Snell's window South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate anadromous anadromy biological biosphere chordate diadromous diadromy fresh water freshwater fry in situ living lotic migratory naturalworld nature organism semelparity semelparous smolt stream under fresh water 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 Animal Biology Chordata Class Actinopterygii Coho Salmon Cordova Eccles Creek Ecology Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Oncorhynchus kisutch Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Prince William Sound Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Seacam underwater housing Silver Salmon South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Summer Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate anadromous anadromous fish anadromy biological biosphere chordate diadromous diadromy fresh water freshwater fry in situ living lotic migratory naturalworld nature organism semelparity semelparous stream under fresh water underwater underwaterphoto wild wild salmon
Chinook Salmon parr
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.
Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon Animal Biology Chordata Class Actinopterygii Copper River Copper River tributary Ecology Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Seacam underwater housing South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Summer Teleost Teleostei Tonsina R. trib.United States Vertebrate anadromous anadromy biological biosphere chordate diadromous diadromy fresh water freshwater fry in situ living lotic migratory naturalworld organism parr photographed under water semelparity semelparous stream under fresh water underwater wild wild 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.
Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon Animal Biology Chordata Class Actinopterygii Coho Salmon Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Ecology Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Oncorhynchus kisutch Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Silver Salmon South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate anadromous anadromy biological biosphere chordate diadromous diadromy fresh water freshwater fry in situ living lotic migratory naturalworld organism parr semelparity semelparous stream summer under fresh water underwater underwaterphoto 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.
Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon Animal Biology Chordata Class Actinopterygii Copper River Delta Ecology Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Oncorhynchus nerka Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Red Salmon Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Seacam underwater housing Sockeye Salmon South Central Alaska Spring Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate anadromous anadromy biological biosphere chordate diadromous diadromy fresh water freshwater fry in situ living lotic migratory naturalworld nature organism semelparity semelparous stream under fresh water 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.
Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon Animal Biology Chordata Class Actinopterygii Coho Salmon Ecology 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 alevin anadromous anadromy biological biosphere chordate diadromous diadromy eggs fresh water freshwater in situ living lotic migratory naturalworld nature organism semelparity semelparous stream under fresh water underwater underwaterphoto wild wild salmon
Coho Salmon alevin
Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) alevin
Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon Animal Biology Chordata Class Actinopterygii Coho Salmon Ecology 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 alevin anadromous anadromy biological biosphere chordate diadromous diadromy eggs fresh water freshwater in situ living lotic migratory naturalworld nature organism semelparity semelparous stream under fresh water 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.
Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon Animal Biology Chordata Class Actinopterygii Ecology Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Oncorhynchus nerka Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Red Salmon Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Seacam underwater housing Sockeye Salmon South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate anadromous anadromy biological biosphere chordate diadromous diadromy eggs fresh water freshwater in situ living lotic migratory naturalworld nature organism semelparity semelparous stream under fresh water 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 Animal Biology Chordata Chum Salmon Class Actinopterygii Dog Salmon Ecology Fish Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Oncorhynchus keta Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Reproductive behavior Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Seacam underwater housing South Central Alaska Spring Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate anadromous anadromy biological biosphere chordate courtship covering redd diadromous diadromy female behavior fresh water freshwater fry in situ juvenile living lotic migratory naturalworld nature organism photographed under water semelparity semelparous stream under fresh water 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 Animal Biology Chordata Chum Salmon Class Actinopterygii Dog Salmon Ecology Fish Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Oncorhynchus keta Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Reproductive behavior Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Seacam underwater housing South Central Alaska Spring Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate anadromous anadromy biological biosphere chordate courtship covering redd diadromous diadromy female behavior fresh water freshwater fry in situ juvenile living lotic migratory naturalworld nature organism photographed under water rheotaxis semelparity semelparous stream under fresh water 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 Animal Biology Chordata Class Actinopterygii Ecology Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Phylum Chordata Salmoniformes Seacam underwater housing South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate anadromous anadromy biological chordate diadromous diadromy eggs fresh water freshwater living lotic migratory organism semelparity semelparous stream under fresh water wild wild salmon