Dolly Varden Charr
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.
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Dolly Varden spawning pair
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) beginning to spawn. Aspect Ratio = 4:5.
AlaskaAlaska wild salmonClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formInfraclass TeleosteiPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSouth Central Alaska 2Subclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebrateaggressionbiospherecourtshipfish behaviorgapingin situnaturalworldspawningspawning behaviorunderwaterwildwild charwild charrwild salmonwild 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.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChordataChum SalmonClass ActinopterygiiDog SalmonDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formFishHumpback SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus gorbuschaOncorhynchus ketaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataPink SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiospherechordatecovering reddfish behaviorin situnaturalworldnaturephotographed under watersalmonography.comspawning behaviorspawning migrationunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowildwild charwild charrwild salmonwild trout
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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Dolly Varden spawning pair
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) spawning pair in a tributary of Eyak Lake, Alaska. Aspect Ratio = 4:5.
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Mature Dolly Varden male
Mature Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma). Aspect Ratio = 4:5.
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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.
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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.
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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 salmonAutumnClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus kisutchPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratebiospherefish behaviorin situnaturalworldnaturesalmonography.comspawning migrationunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild charwild charrwild salmonwild trout
Dolly Varden school
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) schooled in pool. Aspect Ratio = 2:3.
Alaska wild salmonAutumnClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus kisutchPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratebiospherefish behaviorin situnaturalworldnaturesalmonography.comspawning migrationunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild charwild charrwild salmonwild trout
Dolly Varden and Chinook Salmon female
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) shadowing a Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) female. Aspect Ratio = 16:9.
ActinopterygiiAlaska wild salmonChinook SalmonChordataClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formInfraclass TeleosteiKing SalmonNeopterygiiOncorhynchus tshawytschaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiospherebreeding colorschordatein situnaturalworldnaturenuptial colorationphotographed under waterunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild charwild charrwild salmonwild trout
Dolly Varden spawning
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) spawning. Aspect ratio = 2:3.
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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 salmonAutumnClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formInfraclass TeleosteiPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratebiospherefish behaviorin situnaturalworldprobingspawning behaviorunderwaterwavingwildwild charwild charrwild trout
Dolly Varden spawning pair
A Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) excavates her redd while a male guards. Aspect ratio = 2:3.
ActinopterygiiAlaska wild salmonAutumnChordataClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratechordatediggingexcavatingfish behaviorsalmonography.comspawning behaviorwildwild charwild charrwild salmonwild trout
Dolly Varden spawners
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) alpha male paired fin display as a competitor attemps to sneak in. Aspect ratio = 1:2.
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Dolly Varden spawning
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) spawning. Aspect ratio = 2:3.
ActinopterygiiAlaska wild salmonAutumnChordataClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratechordatewildwild charwild charrwild salmonwild 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
AlaskaAlaska wild salmonAutumnClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formFishingInfraclass TeleosteiPhylum ChordataPower CreekSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebratebiospherediggingexcavatingfish behaviorhatcheryin situnaturalworldnaturenear Cordovaspawning behaviorunderwaterwildwild charwild charrwild salmonwild 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.
AlaskaAlaska wild salmonAutumnClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formFishingInfraclass TeleosteiPhylum ChordataPower CreekSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebratebiospherehatcheryin situnaturalworldnaturenear Cordovaunderwaterwildwild charwild charrwild salmonwild 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.
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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.
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Dolly Varden
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) quivers a female in a staging area.. Aspect ratio = 3:4.
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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.
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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.
ActinopterygiiAlaskaAlaska wild salmonChordataChum SalmonClass ActinopterygiiDog SalmonFishHumpback SalmonInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOncorhynchus gorbuschaOncorhynchus ketaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataPink SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSeacam underwater housingSouth Central AlaskaSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiUnited StatesVertebratebiospherechordatecovering reddfish behaviorin situnaturalworldnaturephotographed under waterspawning behaviorunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowildwild charwild charrwild salmonwild 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.
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Dolly Varden pair
Alpha male Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) quivers while displaying his pectoral fins at a female.
ActinopterygiiAlaska wild salmonAutumnChordataClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratealpha malebiospherechordatein situnaturalworldunderwaterwildwild charwild charrwild salmonwild trout
Dolly Varden male
A Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) male's lower jaw develops into a kype with maturation.
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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 salmonClass ActinopterygiiCoho SalmonDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formInfraclass TeleosteiOncorhynchus kisutchOncorhynchus nerkaPacific salmonPhylum ChordataRed SalmonSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSilver SalmonSockeye SalmonSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostVertebratebiospherein situjuvenilenaturalworldnatureunderwaterunderwaterphotowildwild charwild charrwild salmonwild trout
Dolly Varden female digging her redd
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) female digging her redd as alpha male guards.
Alaska wild salmonAutumnClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formInfraclass TeleosteiPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratebiospherediggingexcavatingfish behaviorin situnaturalworldspawning behaviorunderwaterwildwild charwild charrwild salmonwild trout
Dolly Varden spawning
Alpha male Dolly Varden Charr (Salvelinus malma) quivers the female as spawning ends.
ActinopterygiiAlaska wild salmonAutumnChordataClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratealpha malebiospherechordatefish behaviorin situnaturalworldspawningspawning actspawning behaviorunderwaterwildwild charwild charrwild salmonwild trout
Spawning Dolly Varden
Spawning Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma).
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Varden Charr female digging her redd
Southern form Dolly Varden Charr (Salvelinus malma lordi) female digging her redd as male gurads downstream
Alaska wild salmonAutumnClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formInfraclass TeleosteiPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratebiospherein situnaturalworldunderwaterwildwild charwild charrwild salmonwild 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 salmonAutumnClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formInfraclass TeleosteiPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratebiospherein situnaturalworldunderwaterwildwild charwild charrwild salmonwild 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.
ActinopterygiiAlaska wild salmonAutumnChordataClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiospherechordatein situnaturalworldunderwaterwildwild charwild charrwild salmonwild 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 salmonAutumnClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formInfraclass TeleosteiPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateaggressionbiospherefish behaviorgapingin situmale behaviormale threat posturenaturalworldunderwaterwildwild charwild charrwild salmonwild 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.
ActinopterygiiAlaska wild salmonAutumnChordataClass ActinopterygiiDolly VardenDolly Varden CharDolly Varden CharrDolly Varden Charr southern formInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataSalmonidaeSalmoniformesSalmoninaeSalvelinus malmaSalvelinus malma lordiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiVertebratebiospherechordatein situnaturalworldunderwaterwildwild charwild charrwild salmonwild 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.
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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.
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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.
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