: a young fish
especially
: a newly hatched salmon when still attached to the yolk sac
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The pictures range from aerial landscape shots to extreme closeups of things like the jaws and eyes of salmon, freshly hatched alevin, and roe.
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David James, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Jan. 2020
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David James, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Jan. 2020
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“Alevin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alevin. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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