Sympatric non-salmonid biota
Three-spine Stickleback foraging
Three-spine Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) foraging near green algae.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiCordovaEyak LakeGasterosteiformesGasterosteus aculeatusInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPrince William SoundRunning Bear CreekSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiThreespine SticklebackUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalchordatelivingmicroprobenear Cordovaorganismunderwaterwww.salmonography.com
Three-spine Stickleback
Three-spine Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) foraging near beach spawning salmon in Eayk Lake, Alaska.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiGasterosteiformesGasterosteus aculeatusInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataRed SalmonReproductive behaviorRunning Bear CreekSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSockeye SalmonSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiThreespine SticklebackUnited StatesVertebratebeach spawningbiologicalchordatecourtshiplivingnear Cordovaorganismunderwaterwww.salmonography.com
Yukon Floater
This example of the freshwater mussel known as Yukon Floater (Anodonta beringiana) was photographed living in Eyak Lake near Cordova, Alaska.
AlaskaAnimalAnodontaAnodonta beringianaBiologyClass BivalviaCordovaEyak LakeInvertebrateMolluscaOrder UnionidaPhylum MolluscaPrince William SoundSouth Central AlaskaSpringSubclass PalaeoheterodontaUnionidaeUnited StatesYukon floaterbiologicalfreshwater invertebratefreshwater molluskfreshwater mussellivingmolluskorganism
Yukon Floater
This example of the freshwater mussel known as Yukon Floater (Anodonta beringiana) was photographed living in Eyak Lake near Cordova, Alaska.
AlaskaAnimalAnodontaAnodonta beringianaBiologyClass BivalviaCordovaEyak LakeInvertebrateMolluscaOrder UnionidaPhylum MolluscaPrince William SoundSouth Central AlaskaSpringSubclass PalaeoheterodontaUnionidaeUnited StatesYukon floaterbiologicalfreshwater invertebratefreshwater molluskfreshwater mussellivingmolluskorganism
The planarian Polycelis coronata borealis
The planarian Polycelis coronata borealis is commonly found living on the underside of rocks in Alaska salmon streams. Photgraphed in situ during winter.
AnimalBiologyClass TurbellariaEcologyInvertebrateOrder Tricladida planariansPhylum PlatyhelminthesPlanarianPlatyhelminthesPolycelis coronata borealisSeacam underwater housingSpringbiologicalbiosphereflatwormfreshwater invertebratein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
The planarian Polycelis coronata borealis
The multi-eyed planarian Polycelis coronata borealis can be found living under rocks in salmon streams. Aspect Ratio = 4:5.
AnimalBiologyClass TurbellariaEcologyInvertebrateOrder Tricladida planariansPhylum PlatyhelminthesPlanarianPlatyhelminthesPolycelis coronata borealisSeacam underwater housingSpringbiologicalbiosphereflatwormfreshwater invertebratein situlivingmarinemarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Eulachon spawning migration
Underwater view of the spawning migration of eulachon/hooligan (Thaleichthys pacificus; Osmeridae). Aspect Ratio = 3:4.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiCopper River DeltaEcologyEulachonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOsmeridaeOsmeriformesPhylum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiThaleichthys pacificusUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarinemarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismsmeltunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwww.salmonography.com
Eulachon spawning migration
Underwater view of the spawning migration of eulachon/hooligan (Thaleichthys pacificus; Osmeridae). Aspect ratio = 1:2.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiCopper River DeltaEcologyEulachonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOsmeridaeOsmeriformesPhylum ChordataReproductive behaviorSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiThaleichthys pacificusUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatecourtshipin situlivingmarinemarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismsmeltspawning migrationunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwww.salmonography.com