Staging
The gathering
Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) staging prior to beach spawning near the mouth of a small creek in Eyak Lake, Alaska.
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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.
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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 StatesVertebratebiospherechordatein situnaturalworldnaturestagingunderwaterunderwaterphotowild
Coho Salmon undergoing final maturation
Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) undergoing final maturation in a deep pool near their spawning grounds
ActinopterygiiAlaska wild salmonAutumnChordataClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus kisutchPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiospherechordatein situnaturalworldnaturestagingunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild 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 StatesVertebratebiospherechordatecovering reddfish behaviorin situnaturalworldnaturephotographed under waterspawning behaviorstagingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Gaping male Cutthroat Trout
Gaping staging male Searun Coastal Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii).
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Coho Salmon staging near their spawning grounds
Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) staging near their spawning grounds
ActinopterygiiAlaska wild salmonAutumnChordataClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus kisutchPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiospherechordatein 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.
ActinopterygiiAlaska wild salmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiospherechordatein situnaturalworldnaturestagingunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild 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 StatesVertebratebiospherechordatein situnaturalworldnaturestagingunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild 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 StatesVertebrateaggressionbiospherechordatecovering reddfish behaviorgapingin situnaturalworldnaturenear Cordovaphotographed under waterspawning behaviorspawning migrationstagingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowildwild salmon
Dolly Varden
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) quivers a female in a staging area. Aspect ratio = 3:4.
ActinopterygiiAlaska wild salmonAutumnChordataClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiospherechordatein situnaturalworldstagingunderwaterwildwild 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.
ActinopterygiiChordataClass ActinopterygiiHumpback SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus gorbuschaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataPink SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiospherechordatein situnaturalworldnaturestagingunderwaterunderwaterphotowild
Pink Salmon and Dolly Varden
Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) and Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) staging in a pool. Aspect Ratio = 1:2.
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Two male Dolly Varden
Two male Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) males staging in a tributary of Eyak Lake, Alaska. Aspect Ratio = 1:2.
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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 StatesVertebrateaggressionbiospherechordatecovering reddfish behaviorin situnaturalworldnaturephotographed under waterspawning behaviorspawning migrationstagingthreat postureunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowildwild salmon