Salmon eggs as food
Dolly Varden Charr predate a Sockeye Salmon redd as the female works to cover it with stream sediment
Dolly Varden Charr (Salvelinus malma lordi) predate a Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) redd as the female works to cover it with stream sediment.
25Mile CreekActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiCopper River DeltaDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formEcologyInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyegg predationfish behaviorfresh waterfreshwaterin situiteroparityiteroparouslivingloticmigratorynaturalworldnatureorganismovivoreovivorystreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild charwild charrwild salmon
Rainbow Trout about to eat a loose egg as a female Chinook Salmon covers her redd
Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) about to eat a loose egg as a female Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) covers her redd after spawning in Montana Creek near Talkeetna, Alaska.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonAnimalBiologyChinook SalmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyInfraclass TeleosteiKing SalmonMontana CreekNeopterygiiOncorhynchus mykissOncorhynchus tshawytschaPacific salmonPacific troutPhylum ChordataRainbow TroutSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerSusitna River TributaryTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromybiologicalbiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyegg predationfish behaviorfresh waterfreshwaterin situiteroparityiteroparouslivingloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturenear Talkeetnaorganismovivoreovivoryphotographed under watersemelparitysemelparousstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmonwild trout
Predation action
A small sized Dolly Varden Charr (Salvelinus malma) nosing into gravel to feed on an egg as a female Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) makes a covering excavtion following spawning.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonAnimalBiologyChordataChum SalmonClass ActinopterygiiDog SalmonEcologyFishHartney CreekInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus ketaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataReproductive behaviorSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatecourtshipcovering reddegg predationfish behaviorin situlivingnaturalworldnaturenear Cordovaorganismovivoreovivoryphotographed under waterspawning behaviorunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Glaucous-wing gull with salmon egg
Glaucous-wing gull (Larus glaucescens) with scavenged salmon egg in bill after scooping it from the stream.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAnimalBiologyBirdCharadriiformesChordataClass ActinopterygiiClass AvesCoho SalmonEcologyGlaucouswinged GullInfraclass TeleosteiLaridaeLarus glaucescensNeopterygiiOncorhynchus kisutchPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordateegg predationegg scavengingfish behaviorgullin situjuvenilelivingnaturalworldnatureorganismovivoreovivorysalmon habitattopsideunderwaterunderwaterphotowild
American Dipper with Coho Salmon egg
American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) wading with Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) egg in bill after scavenging it from the bottom of an Alaska USA stream during autumn
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonAmerican DipperAnimalAutumnBiologyBirdChordataCinclidaeCinclus mexicanusClass ActinopterygiiClass AvesCoho SalmonEcologyInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus kisutchPacific salmonPasseriformesPhylum ChordataPower CreekSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateWater Ouzelbiologicalbiospherechordateeggegg scavengingin situlivingloticnaturalworldnaturenear Cordovaorganismovivoreovivorysalmon habitatsemelparitysongbirdstreamtopsideunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Steller's Jay with a Sockeye Salmon egg.
Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) with a Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) egg in a shallow Alaska stream. A decomposing spawned-out salmon is behind the jay.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonAnimalBiologyBirdChordataClass ActinopterygiiClass AvesCorvidaeCyanocitta stelleriInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPasseriformesPhylum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSteller's jaySubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalchordateegglivingnatureorganismovivoreovivorysalmon habitatsongbirdtopsideunderwaterphotowild
Dolly Varden predating Sockeye Salmon eggs in a redd following spawning
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) predating Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) eggs in a redd following spawning. The parental salmon are unable to stop them. Underwater view during summer in an Alaska stream.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formEcologyInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataRed SalmonReproductive behaviorSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatecourtshipcovering reddegg predationfish behaviorin situlivingnaturalworldnatureorganismovivoreovivoryspawning behaviorunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Dolly Varden predating Sockeye Salmon eggs in a redd following spawning
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) predating Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) eggs in a redd following spawning. The parental salmon are unable to stop them. Underwater view during summer in an Alaska stream.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formEcologyInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataRed SalmonReproductive behaviorSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatecourtshipcovering reddegg predationfish behaviorin situlivingnaturalworldnatureorganismovivoreovivoryspawning behaviorunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Waiting for a meal
A Coastal Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii) lurks beneath a Pink Salmon (O. gorbuscha) spawning pair antipating an easy meal of salmon eggs.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiCoastal Cutthroat TroutCordovaEccles CreekEcologyHumpback SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus clarkiiOncorhynchus clarkii clarkiiOncorhynchus gorbuschaPacific salmonPacific troutPhylum ChordataPink SalmonPrince William SoundSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterin situiteroparityiteroparouslivingloticmigratorynaturalworldnatureorganismsearunstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowild
Pink salmon egg ovivory by Coastal Cutthroat Trout and Dolly Varden
Ovivorous juveniie Coastal Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii) and southern form Dolly Varden Charr (Salvelinus malma lordi) searching for Pink Salmon (Oncorhyncus gorbuscha) eggs imediately after spawning in an Alaska stream during the summer.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAnimalBiologyCharChordataClass ActinopterygiiCoastal Cutthroat TroutCordovaDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formEccles CreekEcologyHumpback SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus clarkiiOncorhynchus clarkii clarkiiOncorhynchus gorbuschaPacific salmonPacific troutPhylum ChordataPink SalmonPrince William SoundReproductive behaviorSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatecourtshipcovering redddiggingegg predationexcavatingfalse spawningfish behaviorin situlivingnaturalworldnatureorganismovivoreovivoryspawning behaviorunderwaterunderwaterphotowild
Pink salmon egg ovivory by Coastal Cutthroat Trout and Dolly Varden
Ovivorous juveniie Coastal Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii) and southern form Dolly Varden Charr (Salvelinus malma lordi) searching for Pink Salmon (Oncorhyncus gorbuscha) eggs imediately after spawning in an Alaska stream during the summer.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAnimalBiologyCharChordataClass ActinopterygiiCoastal Cutthroat TroutCordovaDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formEccles CreekEcologyHumpback SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus clarkiiOncorhynchus clarkii clarkiiOncorhynchus gorbuschaPacific salmonPacific troutPhylum ChordataPink SalmonPrince William SoundReproductive behaviorSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatecourtshipcovering redddiggingegg predationexcavatingfalse spawningfish behaviorin situlivingnaturalworldnatureorganismovivoreovivoryspawning behaviorunderwaterunderwaterphotowild
Pink salmon egg ovivory by Dolly Varden
An ovivorous juveniie southern form Dolly Varden Charr (Salvelinus malma lordi) receives a shower of stream gravel from a female Pink Salmon (Oncorhyncus gorbuscha) attempting to cover her redd while the alpha male stands by in an Alaska stream during the summer.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAnimalBiologyCharChordataClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formEcologyHumpback SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus gorbuschaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataPink SalmonReproductive behaviorSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatecourtshipdiggingegg predationexcavatingfish behaviorin situlivingnaturalworldnatureorganismovivoreovivoryspawning behaviorunderwaterunderwaterphotowild
Pink salmon egg ovivory by Dolly Varden
Ovivorous juveniie southern form Dolly Varden Charr (Salvelinus malma lordi) searching for Pink Salmon (Oncorhyncus gorbuscha) eggs imediately after spawning in an Alaska stream during the summer.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAnimalBiologyCharChordataClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formEcologyHumpback SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus gorbuschaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataPink SalmonReproductive behaviorSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatecourtshipdiggingegg predationexcavatingfish behaviorin situlivingnaturalworldnatureorganismovivoreovivoryspawning behaviorunderwaterunderwaterphotowild