A Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) spawning pair Underwater view in an Alaskan stream during the summer.

Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) spawning pair positioned over a redd that is under construction in an Alaskan stream during early summer.

Female Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) raising a cloud of sediment while digging her redd in an Alaskan stream during the summer.

Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) spawning pair positioned over a redd that is under construction in an Alaskan stream during early summer.

A female Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) fends off an intruding female with the gape threat in an underwater view in an Alaskan stream during early summer.

A male Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) holds a position high over a redd site as the female approaches from downstream in an Alaskan stream during early summer.

Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) spawning pair positioned over a redd that is under construction in an Alaskan stream during early summer.

Male Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) threatens another male by raising his formidable jaws with this tilted head posture in an Alaskan stream during early summer.

Male Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) threatens another male by raising his formidable jaws with this tilted head posture in an Alaskan stream during early summer.

Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in the act of spawning in an Alaska stream during summer.

Male Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) threatens another male by raising his formidable jaws with this tilted head posture in an Alaskan stream during early summer.

Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in the act of spawning in an Alaska stream during summer.

Sockeye Salmon, also known as Red Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) spawning pair in an Alaskan stream during the summer; Alaska, United States of America

Sockeye Salmon, also known as Red Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) male crosses over a female as part of courtship in an Alaskan stream during the summer; Alaska, United States of America

Sockeye Salmon, also known as Red Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) spawning pair in an Alaskan stream during the summer; Alaska, United States of America

A Sockeye Salmon, also known as Red Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) pair in the act of spawning in an Alaskan stream during the summer; Alaska, United States of America

Mature male Sockeye Salmon, also known as Red Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in an Alaskan stream during the summer, South-central Alaska; Alaska, United States of America

Incidental tree branch bites can result from the aggressive behavior of male Sockeye Salmon, also known as Red Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) competing to spawn in an Alaskan stream during the summer; Alaska, United States of America

A female Sockeye Salmon, also known as Red Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) attacking a female who is excavating a redd that is too close to hers in an Alaskan stream during the summer; Alaska, United States of America

Sockeye Salmon, also known as Red Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) male threatening a challenger by also raising his snout in an Alaskan stream during the summer; Alaska, United States of America

Sockeye Salmon, also known as Red Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) spawning pair in an Alaska stream during the summer, South-central Alaska; Alaska, United States of America

Anticipating spawning, male Coho Salmon, also known as Silver Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) approach a female probing her redd in an Alaskan stream during the summer; Alaska, United States of America

Female Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) with an entourage of competing males in the background in an Alaskan stream during early summer.