Sneaker males - satellite males
Coho Salmon spawning in stained-water 18-mile Creek
Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) spawning in stained-water 18-mile Creek in the Copper River Delta coastal plain within the Chugach National Forest. Photographed in situ using a Canon 1D Mark IV camera in a Seacam underwater housing.
18mile CreekActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonCopper River DeltaInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus kisutchPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromous fishanadromybiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterin situloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturesemelparitysemelparousspawningspawning actspawning behaviorstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
A sneaker male joins a Chinook Salmon pair commencing to spawn
A sneaker male joins a Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) pair commencing to spawn in Montana Creek near Talkeetna, Alaska. Photographed in situ using a Canon 1Dx camera in a Seacam underwater housing.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChinook SalmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiKing SalmonMontana CreekNeopterygiiOncorhynchus tshawytschaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerSusitna River TributaryTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromybiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterin situloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturenear Talkeetnaphotographed under watersemelparitysemelparoussquattingstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Approaching sneaker male
A sneaker Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) male attempting to joing a pair already in the act of spawning in an Alaskan glacial creek. Photographed in situ using a Canon 1Dx camera in a Seacam underwater housing.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiospherechordatein situnaturalworldnatureunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Satellite male quivering a female Pink Salmon
In the absence of an alpha male, a small-humped satellite or sneaker male quivers a female Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) who is preparing her redd for spawning.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaChordataClass ActinopterygiiCordovaEccles CreekHumpback SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus gorbuschaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataPink SalmonPrince William SoundSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiospherechordatein situmale behaviornaturalworldnaturequiveringsneaker maleunderwaterunderwaterphotowild
Coho Salmon spawning
Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) spawning. Aspect Ratio = 1:1.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonAutumnChordataClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus kisutchPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromous fishanadromybiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterin situloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturesemelparitysemelparousspawningspawning actspawning behaviorstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Coho Salmon spawning act
Coho Salmon a.k.a. Silver Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in the act of spawning in an Alaska stream during the autumn. Two sneaker males are spawning along with an alpha male.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonAutumnChordataClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus kisutchPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromous fishanadromybiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterin situloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturesalmonography.comsemelparitysemelparousspawningspawning actspawning behaviorstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Pink Salmon spawning
Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) spawning in the intertidal portion of a creek. Sneaker males about to join in are flanking the couple.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiHumpback SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus gorbuschaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataPink SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromybiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterin situintertidal spawningloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturesalmonography.comsemelparitysemelparousspawningspawning actspawning behaviorstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Coho Salmon spawning
Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) spawning. Three sneaker males are spawning alongside the alpha male.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonAutumnChordataClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus kisutchPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromous fishanadromybiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterin situloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturesalmonography.comsemelparitysemelparousstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Coho Salmon commencing to spawn.
Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) commencing to spawn. Aspect Ratio = 4:5.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonAutumnChordataClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus kisutchPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromous fishanadromybiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterin situloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturesemelparitysemelparousstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Spawning Coho Salmon
Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) spawning. Two sneaker males actively spawning alonside while othes approach.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonAutumnChordataClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus kisutchPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromous fishanadromybiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterin situloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturesemelparitysemelparousspawningspawning behaviorstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Pink Salmon spawning heierarchy
A high-humped Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) alpha male holds his position next to a female excavating her redd while a heierarchy of decreasing hump size satellite males lurk downstream. Aspect Ratio = 1:2.5.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formHumpback SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus gorbuschaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataPink SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratealpha maleanadromousanadromybiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterin situloticmigratorynaturalworldnatureprobingsalmonography.comsemelparitysemelparousspawning behaviorstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Spawning Coho Salmon including a jack
Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) including a jack commencing to spawn. Additional sneaker males entering the fray.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonAutumnChordataClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus kisutchPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromous fishanadromybiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterin situloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturesemelparitysemelparousstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Chum Salmon spawning
Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) commencing to spawn. Two competing satelite males performing lateral threat display do not yet relize this.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChordataChum SalmonClass ActinopterygiiCoastal Cutthroat TroutDog SalmonFishInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus clarkiiOncorhynchus clarkii clarkiiOncorhynchus gorbuschaOncorhynchus ketaPacific salmonPacific troutPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromybiospherechordatecovering redddiadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterin situlateral displayloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturephotographed under watersalmonography.comsemelparitysemelparousspawningspawning actspawning behaviorstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowildwild salmon