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 salmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiCopper River DeltaDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyegg predationfish behaviorfresh waterfreshwaterin situiteroparityiteroparousloticmigratorynaturalworldnatureovivoreovivorystreamunder 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 salmonChinook SalmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiKing SalmonMontana CreekNeopterygiiOncorhynchus mykissOncorhynchus tshawytschaPacific salmonPacific troutPhylum ChordataRainbow TroutSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerSusitna River TributaryTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromybiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyegg predationfish behaviorfresh waterfreshwaterin situiteroparityiteroparousloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturenear Talkeetnaovivoreovivoryphotographed under watersemelparitysemelparousstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmonwild trout
Glaucous-wing gull with salmon egg
Glaucous-wing gull (Larus glaucescens) with scavenged salmon egg in bill after scooping it from the stream.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaBirdCharadriiformesChordataClass ActinopterygiiClass AvesCoho SalmonGlaucouswinged GullInfraclass TeleosteiLaridaeLarus glaucescensNeopterygiiOncorhynchus kisutchPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiospherechordateegg predationegg scavengingfish behaviorgullin situjuvenilenaturalworldnatureovivoreovivorysalmon 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 DipperAutumnBirdChordataCinclidaeCinclus mexicanusClass ActinopterygiiClass AvesCoho SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus kisutchPacific salmonPasseriformesPhylum ChordataPower CreekSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateWater Ouzelbiospherechordateeggegg scavengingin situloticnaturalworldnaturenear Cordovaovivoreovivorysalmon 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 salmonBirdChordataClass ActinopterygiiClass AvesCorvidaeCyanocitta stelleriInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPasseriformesPhylum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSteller's jaySubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratechordateeggnatureovivoreovivorysalmon 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 salmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiospherechordatecovering reddegg predationfish behaviorin situnaturalworldnatureovivoreovivoryspawning 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 salmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiospherechordatecovering reddegg predationfish behaviorin situnaturalworldnatureovivoreovivoryspawning 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.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaChordataClass ActinopterygiiCoastal Cutthroat TroutCordovaEccles CreekHumpback SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus clarkiiOncorhynchus clarkii clarkiiOncorhynchus gorbuschaPacific salmonPacific troutPhylum ChordataPink SalmonPrince William SoundSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterin situiteroparityiteroparousloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturesearunstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowild
Pink salmon egg ovivory by Coastal ctthroat 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.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaCharChordataClass ActinopterygiiCoastal Cutthroat TroutCordovaDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formEccles CreekHumpback SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus clarkiiOncorhynchus clarkii clarkiiOncorhynchus gorbuschaPacific salmonPacific troutPhylum ChordataPink SalmonPrince William SoundSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiospherechordatecovering redddiggingegg predationexcavatingfalse spawningfish behaviorin situnaturalworldnatureovivoreovivoryspawning behaviorunderwaterunderwaterphotowild
Pink salmon egg ovivory by Coastal ctthroat 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.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaCharChordataClass ActinopterygiiCoastal Cutthroat TroutCordovaDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formEccles CreekHumpback SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus clarkiiOncorhynchus clarkii clarkiiOncorhynchus gorbuschaPacific salmonPacific troutPhylum ChordataPink SalmonPrince William SoundSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiospherechordatecovering redddiggingegg predationexcavatingfalse spawningfish behaviorin situnaturalworldnatureovivoreovivoryspawning 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.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaCharChordataClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formHumpback SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus gorbuschaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataPink SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiospherechordatediggingegg predationexcavatingfish behaviorin situnaturalworldnatureovivoreovivoryspawning 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.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaCharChordataClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formHumpback SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus gorbuschaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataPink SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiospherechordatediggingegg predationexcavatingfish behaviorin situnaturalworldnatureovivoreovivoryspawning behaviorunderwaterunderwaterphotowild