Dolly Varden Charr

The Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) is a charr that occurs in Alaska as both northern and southern forms. As well, there can be resident and anadromous forms in a given watershed. Unlike the Pacific Salmon they can spawn multiple times over their lifetime. Smaller resident males may compete with anadromous males for females when spawning. Dolly Varden eggs are white suggesting less red oxygen binding pigments compared to other salmonines. Dolly Varden are well known as scavengers of salmon eggs that fail to get buried in a redd.

Dolly Varden spawning pair
A Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) pair preparing to spawn. The female is using her anal fin to probe her redd (nest) while the male displays his pectoral fins and quivers. Aspect Ratio = 2:3.
Alaska Alaska wild salmon Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing South Central Alaska 2 Subclass Neopterygii Teleost United States Vertebrate biosphere courtship fish behavior in situ naturalworld probing salmonography.com spawning behavior underwater wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Dolly Varden spawning pair
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) beginning to spawn. Aspect Ratio = 4:5.
Alaska Alaska wild salmon Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing South Central Alaska 2 Subclass Neopterygii Teleost United States Vertebrate aggression biosphere courtship fish behavior gaping in situ naturalworld spawning spawning behavior underwater wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Spawning migration
Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) and Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) holding in a pool during their spawning migration in a tributary stream of Prince William Sound, Alaska. Aspect ratio = 1:2.5.
Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon Chordata Chum Salmon Class Actinopterygii Dog Salmon Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Fish Humpback Salmon Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Oncorhynchus keta Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Pink Salmon Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate biosphere chordate covering redd fish behavior in situ naturalworld nature photographed under water salmonography.com spawning behavior spawning migration underwater underwater photography underwaterphoto wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Two male Dolly Varden
Two male Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) males staging in a tributary of Eyak Lake, Alaska. Aspect Ratio = 1:2.
Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon Autumn Chordata Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing South Central Alaska 2 Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate biosphere breeding colors chordate in situ naturalworld nuptial coloration salmonography.com staging underwater wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Dolly Varden spawning pair
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) spawning pair in a tributary of Eyak Lake, Alaska. Aspect Ratio = 4:5.
Alaska Alaska wild salmon Autumn Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing South Central Alaska 2 Subclass Neopterygii Teleost United States Vertebrate biosphere in situ naturalworld underwater wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Mature Dolly Varden male
Mature Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma). Aspect Ratio = 4:5.
Alaska Alaska wild salmon Autumn Class Actinopterygii Coho Salmon Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Oncorhynchus kisutch Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Silver Salmon South Central Alaska 2 Subclass Neopterygii Teleost United States Vertebrate biosphere in situ naturalworld nature salmonography.com underwater underwaterphoto wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Coho Salmon jack attempting to spawn with a Dolly Varden.
A Coho Salmon jack attempting to spawn with a Dolly Varden female while the male observes. Aspect Ratio = 4:5.
Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon Autumn Chordata Class Actinopterygii Coho Salmon Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Oncorhynchus kisutch Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Silver Salmon South Central Alaska 2 Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate aggression biosphere chordate confrontation between species fish behavior in situ jack jack salmon naturalworld nature precocial male precocious male underwater underwaterphoto wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Dolly Varden spawning pair with intruding Coho Salmon jack
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) spawning pair with intruding Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) jack. Aspect Ratio = 4:5.
Alaska Alaska wild salmon Autumn Class Actinopterygii Coho Salmon Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Oncorhynchus kisutch Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Silver Salmon South Central Alaska 2 Subclass Neopterygii Teleost United States Vertebrate biosphere in situ jack jack salmon naturalworld nature precocial male precocious male underwater underwaterphoto wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Male Coho Salmon with schooled Dolly Varden
A Male Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) with Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) schooled in a pool. Aspect Ratio = 1:2.
Alaska wild salmon Autumn Class Actinopterygii Coho Salmon Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Oncorhynchus kisutch Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Silver Salmon Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Vertebrate biosphere fish behavior in situ naturalworld nature salmonography.com spawning migration underwater underwaterphoto wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Dolly Varden school
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) schooled in pool. Aspect Ratio = 2:3.
Alaska wild salmon Autumn Class Actinopterygii Coho Salmon Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Oncorhynchus kisutch Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Silver Salmon Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Vertebrate biosphere fish behavior in situ naturalworld nature salmonography.com spawning migration underwater underwaterphoto wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Dolly Varden and Chinook Salmon female
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) shadowing a Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) female. Aspect Ratio = 16:9.
Actinopterygii Alaska wild salmon Chinook Salmon Chordata Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei King Salmon Neopterygii Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei Vertebrate biosphere breeding colors chordate in situ naturalworld nature nuptial coloration photographed under water underwater underwaterphoto wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Dolly Varden spawning
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) spawning. Aspect ratio = 2:3.
Alaska wild salmon Autumn Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Vertebrate biosphere in situ naturalworld underwater wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Dolly Varden spawning pair
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) probing her redd as the male sends signals by crossing over and quivering his colorful paired fins . Aspect ratio = 2:3.
Alaska wild salmon Autumn Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Vertebrate biosphere fish behavior in situ naturalworld probing spawning behavior underwater waving wild wild char wild charr wild trout
Dolly Varden spawning pair
A Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) excavates her redd while a male guards. Aspect ratio = 2:3.
Actinopterygii Alaska wild salmon Autumn Chordata Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei Vertebrate chordate digging excavating fish behavior salmonography.com spawning behavior wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Dolly Varden spawners
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) alpha male paired fin display as a competitor attemps to sneak in. Aspect ratio = 1:2.
Actinopterygii Alaska wild salmon Autumn Chordata Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei Vertebrate chordate wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Dolly Varden spawning
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) spawning. Aspect ratio = 2:3.
Actinopterygii Alaska wild salmon Autumn Chordata Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei Vertebrate chordate wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Dolly Varden spawning
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) female waves her tail over her eggs (which are white) following spawning. The alpha male and a small freshwater resident male stand by. Aspect Ratio = 1:2.
Actinopterygii Alaska wild salmon Autumn Chordata Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei Vertebrate chordate precocious parr precotial parr wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Dolly Varden spawning pair
Alpha male southern form Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma lordi) signals the female during courtship by extending and quivering his colorful paired fins. There is a small cascade in the background.
Actinopterygii Alaska wild salmon Autumn Chordata Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei Vertebrate alpha male biosphere chordate in situ naturalworld nature underwater underwaterphoto wild wild char wild charr wild trout
Dolly Varden spawning pair courting within the ruins of an Alaska Territory salmon hatchery
Dolly Varden (southern form; Salvelinus malma lordi) spawning pair courting within the flooded ruins of an historical Alaska (USA) Territory salmon hatchery during the Autumn.
Alaska Alaska wild salmon Autumn Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Fishing Infraclass Teleostei Phylum Chordata Power Creek Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Teleost United States Vertebrate biosphere hatchery in situ naturalworld nature near Cordova underwater wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Dolly Varden spawning pair courting within the ruins of an Alaska Territory salmon hatchery
Dolly Varden (southern form; Salvelinus malma lordi) spawning pair courting within the flooded ruins of an historical Alaska (USA) Territory salmon hatchery during the Autumn.
Alaska Alaska wild salmon Autumn Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Fishing Infraclass Teleostei Phylum Chordata Power Creek Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Teleost United States Vertebrate biosphere digging excavating fish behavior hatchery in situ naturalworld nature near Cordova spawning behavior underwater wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Dolly Varden spawning pair courting within the ruins of an Alaska Territory salmon hatchery
Dolly Varden (southern form; Salvelinus malma lordi) spawning pair courting within the flooded ruins of an historical Alaska (USA) Territory salmon hatchery during the Autumn.
Alaska Alaska wild salmon Autumn Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Fishing Infraclass Teleostei Phylum Chordata Power Creek Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Teleost United States Vertebrate biosphere hatchery in situ naturalworld nature near Cordova underwater wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Dolly Varden spawning pair courting within the ruins of an Alaska Territory salmon hatchery
Dolly Varden (southern form; Salvelinus malma lordi) spawning pair courting within the flooded ruins of an historical Alaska (USA) Territory salmon hatchery during the Autumn.
Alaska Alaska wild salmon Autumn Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Fishing Infraclass Teleostei Phylum Chordata Power Creek Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Teleost United States Vertebrate biosphere hatchery in situ naturalworld nature near Cordova underwater wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Dolly Varden spawning pair courting within the ruins of an Alaska Territory salmon hatchery
A southern form Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma lordi) spawning pair courting within the flooded ruins (concrete in background) of the Eyak Lake salmon hatchery that was operational during the 1920s when Alaska was a US territory.
Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon Autumn Chordata Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Fishing Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Phylum Chordata Power Creek Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate biosphere chordate hatchery in situ naturalworld nature near Cordova underwater wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Dolly Varden
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) quivers a female in a staging area.. Aspect ratio = 3:4.
Actinopterygii Alaska wild salmon Autumn Chordata Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei Vertebrate biosphere chordate in situ naturalworld underwater wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Freshwater resident Dolly Varden and Coho Salmon fry
Freshwater resident Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) and Coho Salmon fry near a beaver lodge. Pollen on surface and in water column. Aspect Ratio = 2:3.
Alaska Alaska wild salmon Class Actinopterygii Coastal Cutthroat Trout Coho Salmon Copper River Delta Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Oncorhynchus clarkii Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii Oncorhynchus kisutch Pacific salmon Pacific trout Phylum Chordata Plant Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Silver Salmon South Central Alaska Spring Subclass Neopterygii Teleost United States Vertebrate biosphere in situ juvenile naturalworld nature pollen underwater underwaterphoto wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Sharing the stream
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) migrating upstream to spawning grounds alongside Pink and Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha and O. keta). Aspect Ratio = 1:2.5.
Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon Chordata Chum Salmon Class Actinopterygii Dog Salmon Fish Humpback Salmon Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Oncorhynchus keta Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Pink Salmon Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Seacam underwater housing South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Summer Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate biosphere chordate covering redd fish behavior in situ naturalworld nature photographed under water spawning behavior underwater underwater photography underwaterphoto wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Dolly Varden feeding on Sockeye salmon eggs
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) feeding on Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) eggs lost during spawning. Aspect Ratio = 4:5.
Alaska wild salmon Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Oncorhynchus nerka Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Red Salmon Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Sockeye Salmon Subclass Neopterygii Summer Teleost Vertebrate biosphere in situ naturalworld nature underwater underwaterphoto wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Dolly Varden pair
Alpha male Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) quivers while displaying his pectoral fins at a female.
Actinopterygii Alaska wild salmon Autumn Chordata Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei Vertebrate alpha male biosphere chordate in situ naturalworld underwater wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Dolly Varden male
A Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) male's lower jaw develops into a kype with maturation.
Actinopterygii Alaska wild salmon Autumn Chordata Class Actinopterygii Coho Salmon Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Oncorhynchus kisutch Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Silver Salmon Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei Vertebrate biosphere breeding colors chordate in situ naturalworld nature nuptial coloration underwater underwaterphoto wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Dolly Varden Charr searching for loose eggs to scavenge
Dolly Varden Charr (Salvelinus malma) searching for loose Sockeye Salmon eggs to scavenge along with juvenile Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and conspecifics. A Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) spawning pair are in the background.
Alaska wild salmon Class Actinopterygii Coho Salmon Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Oncorhynchus kisutch Oncorhynchus nerka Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Red Salmon Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Silver Salmon Sockeye Salmon Subclass Neopterygii Summer Teleost Vertebrate biosphere in situ juvenile naturalworld nature underwater underwaterphoto wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Dolly Varden female digging her redd
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) female digging her redd as alpha male guards.
Alaska wild salmon Autumn Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Vertebrate biosphere digging excavating fish behavior in situ naturalworld spawning behavior underwater wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Dolly Varden spawning
Alpha male Dolly Varden Charr (Salvelinus malma) quivers the female as spawning ends.
Actinopterygii Alaska wild salmon Autumn Chordata Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei Vertebrate alpha male biosphere chordate fish behavior in situ naturalworld spawning spawning act spawning behavior underwater wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Spawning Dolly Varden
Spawning Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma).
Alaska wild salmon Autumn Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Vertebrate biosphere fish behavior in situ naturalworld spawning spawning act spawning behavior underwater wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Varden Charr female digging her redd
Southern form Dolly Varden Charr (Salvelinus malma lordi) female digging her redd as male gurads downstream
Alaska wild salmon Autumn Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Vertebrate biosphere in situ naturalworld underwater wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Varden Charr female digging her redd
Southern form Dolly Varden Charr (Salvelinus malma lordi) female digging her redd as male gurads downstream
Alaska wild salmon Autumn Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Vertebrate biosphere in situ naturalworld underwater wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Dolly Varden Charr in the act of spawning
Southern form Dolly Varden Charr (Salvelinus malma lordi) in the act of spawning with a few eggs visible forward of female's anal fin.
Actinopterygii Alaska wild salmon Autumn Chordata Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei Vertebrate biosphere chordate in situ naturalworld underwater wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
A Dolly Varden male being agressive by gaping.
A Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) male being agressive by gaping. Underwater image in an Alaska stream during autumn.
Alaska wild salmon Autumn Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Vertebrate aggression biosphere fish behavior gaping in situ male behavior male threat posture naturalworld underwater wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Dolly Varden Charr spawning
Southern form Dolly Varden Charr (Salvelinus malma lordi) in the act of spawning during the autumn in an Alaska, USA stream.
Actinopterygii Alaska wild salmon Autumn Chordata Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei Vertebrate biosphere chordate in situ naturalworld underwater wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
Dolly Varden Charr near carcasses of spawned-out Hooligan (Eulachon)
Dolly Varden Charr (southern form; Salvelinus malma lordi) near carcasses of spawned-out Hooligan (Eulachon; Thaleichthys pacificus) in the stained waters of Alaganik Slough, Copper River Delta, Alaska.
500D Alaska Alaska wild salmon CRD Class Actinopterygii Copper River Delta Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Eulachon Hooligan Infraclass Teleostei Osmeridae Osmeriformes Phylum Chordata Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Thaleichthys pacificus United States Vertebrate biosphere cp90 in situ marine life naturalworld nature tests underwater underwater photography underwaterphoto wild wild char wild charr wild salmon wild trout
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 Creek Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon Chordata Class Actinopterygii Copper River Delta Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Oncorhynchus nerka Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Red Salmon Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi Seacam underwater housing Sockeye Salmon South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Summer Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate biosphere chordate egg predation fish behavior in situ naturalworld nature ovivore ovivory underwater underwaterphoto wild wild char wild charr wild salmon
Dolly Varden Charr male
A male Dolly Varden Charr (southern form; Salvelinus malma) passing the support structure of a foot bridge over an Alaska, USA stream.
Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon Autumn Chordata Class Actinopterygii Dolly Varden Dolly Varden Char Dolly Varden Charr Dolly Varden Charr southern form Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Phylum Chordata Power Creek Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Salvelinus malma Salvelinus malma lordi South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate biosphere chordate in situ naturalworld near Cordova underwater