Staging
The gathering
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) staging prior to beach spawning near the mouth of a small creek in Eyak Lake, Alaska.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaChordataClass ActinopterygiiCordovaEyak LakeInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataPrince William SoundRed SalmonRunning Bear CreekSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSockeye SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromybeach spawningbiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterlakelenticmigratorynaturenear Cordovasalmon habitatsemelparitysemelparousstagingunder fresh waterunderwaterwildwild salmon
Coho Salmon spawning migration
A male Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) begins to asert himself by using the gaping threat while schooled in a deep pool during the last stages of maturation in the Autumn in an Alaska, USA stream.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAutumnChordataClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus kisutchPacific salmonPhylum ChordataPower CreekSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSilver SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateaggressionanadromousanadromous fishanadromybiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwatergapingin situloticmigratorynaturalworldnear Cordovaschoolingsemelparitysemelparousspawning migrationstagingstreamunder fresh waterunderwater
Coastal Cutthroat Trout
Coastal Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii) staging in a beaver pond during their spring spawning migration
ActinopterygiiAlaskaBlack Hole CreekChordataClass ActinopterygiiCoastal Cutthroat TroutCopper River DeltaInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus clarkiiOncorhynchus clarkii clarkiiPacific troutPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterin situiteroparityiteroparousloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturesearunstagingstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowild
Coho Salmon undergoing final maturation
Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) undergoing final maturation in a deep pool near their spawning grounds
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonAutumnChordataClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus kisutchPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromous fishanadromybiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterin situloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturesemelparitysemelparousstagingstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Chum Salmon staging near their spawning grounds
Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) staging near their spawning grounds
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChinook SalmonChordataChum SalmonClass ActinopterygiiDog SalmonFishInfraclass TeleosteiKing SalmonNeopterygiiOncorhynchus ketaOncorhynchus tshawytschaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromybiospherechordatecovering redddiadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterin situloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturephotographed under watersemelparitysemelparousspawning behaviorstagingstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Staging Sockeye, Chum, and Coho salmon
Sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka), Chum (O. keta), and Coho (O. kisutch) salmon staging on their spawning migration.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChordataChum SalmonClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonDog SalmonFishInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus ketaOncorhynchus kisutchOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPalmer Hay Flats Sate Game RefugePhylum ChordataRabbit SloughRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSockeye SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiospherechordatecovering reddin situnaturalworldnaturephotographed under waterspawning behaviorstagingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Gaping male Cutthroat Trout
Gaping staging male Searun Coastal Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii).
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiCoastal Cutthroat TroutCordovaEccles CreekInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus clarkiiOncorhynchus clarkii clarkiiPacific troutPhylum ChordataPrince William SoundSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSearun Coastal Cutthroat TroutSouth Central AlaskaSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterin situiteroparityiteroparousloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturesearunstagingstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmonwild trout
Coho Salmon staging near their spawning grounds
Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) staging near their spawning grounds
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonAutumnChordataClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus kisutchPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiospherechordatein situnaturalworldnaturestagingunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon emerging from glacial water
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) emerging from glacial water in a staging area. Gaping male signaling his dominance is at the lead. Aspect Ratio = 1:1.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromybiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterin situloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturesemelparitysemelparousstagingstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Sockeye Salmon spawning migration
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) staging during their spawning migration. Aspect Ratio = 1:2.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiCopper River DeltaInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataRed SalmonSaddlebag CreekSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromybiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterin situloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturesemelparitysemelparousstagingstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Chum and Pink salmon spawning migration
Chum and Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus keta and O. gorbuscha) staging on their spawning migration. Aspect Ratio = 1:2.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChordataChum SalmonClass ActinopterygiiDog SalmonFishHartney CreekHumpback SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus gorbuschaOncorhynchus ketaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataPink SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateaggressionanadromousanadromybiospherechordatecovering redddiadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwatergapingin situloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturenear Cordovaphotographed under watersemelparitysemelparousspawning behaviorspawning migrationstagingstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Dolly Varden
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) quivers a female in a staging area. Aspect ratio = 3:4.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonAutumnChordataClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiospherechordatediadromousfresh waterfreshwaterin situiteroparityiteroparousloticmigratorynaturalworldstagingstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterwildwild charwild charrwild salmonwild trout
Pink Salmon staging and spawning
Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) on a redd (to the right of center at the bottom of the frame) while others stage during the summer spawning migration in a tributary of Prince William Sound, Alaska.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaChordataClass ActinopterygiiHumpback SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus gorbuschaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataPink SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiospherechordatein situnaturalworldnaturestagingunderwaterunderwaterphotowild
Pink Salmon and Dolly Varden
Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) and Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) staging in a pool. Aspect Ratio = 1:2.
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 StatesVertebrateanadromousanadromybiospherechordatediadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterin situloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturesalmonography.comsemelparitysemelparousstagingstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Two male Dolly Varden
Two male Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) males staging in a tributary of Eyak Lake, Alaska. Aspect Ratio = 1:2.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonAutumnChordataClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiospherebreeding colorschordatediadromousfresh waterfreshwaterin situiteroparityiteroparousloticmigratorynaturalworldnuptial colorationsalmonography.comstagingstreamunder fresh waterunderwaterwildwild charwild charrwild salmonwild trout
Maturing Chum and Pink salmon
Maturing Chum and Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus keta, O. gorbuscha) staging on their spawning migration in a tributary of Prince William Sound, Alaska. Aspect ratio = 1:2.5.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChordataChum SalmonClass ActinopterygiiDog SalmonFishHumpback SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus gorbuschaOncorhynchus ketaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataPink SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebrateaggressionanadromousanadromybiospherechordatecovering redddiadromousdiadromyfresh waterfreshwaterin situloticmigratorynaturalworldnaturephotographed under watersemelparitysemelparousspawning behaviorspawning migrationstagingstreamthreat postureunder fresh waterunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowildwild salmon