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Emperor angelfish, juvenile coloration.
Species: Emperor angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator
Image ID: 13743  

Emperor angelfish, juvenile coloration.
Species: Emperor angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator
Image ID: 13744  

Emperor angelfish, juvenile coloration.
Species: Emperor angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator
Image ID: 13745  

Palette surgeonfish.
Species: Palette surgeonfish, Paracanthurus hepatus
Image ID: 13746  

Electric eel. Like other members of the South American knifefish family, the electric eel relies on electrolocation to navigate in find food in murky water. However, its electric organs are more powerful than its relatives, allowing it to produce sufficiently high voltage pulses to stun predators and prey.
Species: Electric eel, Electrophorus electricus
Image ID: 13989  

Juvenile sheephead wrasse.
Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher
Image ID: 14001  

A small (2 inch) sanddab is well-camouflaged amidst the grains of sand that surround it.
Species: Sanddabs, Citharichthys
Image ID: 14004  

A small (2 inch) sanddab is well-camouflaged amidst the grains of sand that surround it.
Species: Sanddabs, Citharichthys
Image ID: 14005  

Speckled sanddab, which can alter its color and pattern to better camoflage itself against the sandy bottom on which it lies.
Species: Speckled sanddab, Citharichthys stigmaeus
Image ID: 14498  

Speckled sanddab, which can alter its color and pattern to better camoflage itself against the sandy bottom on which it lies.
Species: Speckled sanddab, Citharichthys stigmaeus
Image ID: 14499  

Juvenile lionfish.
Species: Lionfish, Pterois miles
Image ID: 14505  

Lionfish.
Species: Lionfish, Pterois miles
Image ID: 14506  

Lionfish.
Species: Lionfish, Pterois miles
Image ID: 14507  

Lionfish.
Species: Lionfish, Pterois miles
Image ID: 14508  

Lionfish.
Species: Lionfish, Pterois miles
Image ID: 14509  

Lionfish.
Species: Lionfish, Pterois miles
Image ID: 14510  

Speckled sanddab, which can alter its color and pattern to better camoflage itself against the sandy bottom on which it lies.
Species: Speckled sanddab, Citharichthys stigmaeus
Image ID: 14554  

Lionfish.
Species: Lionfish, Pterois miles
Image ID: 14700  

A small (2 inch) sanddab is well-camouflaged amidst the grains of sand that surround it.
Species: Sanddabs, Citharichthys
Image ID: 14935  

A small (2 inch) sanddab is well-camouflaged amidst the grains of sand that surround it.
Species: Sanddabs, Citharichthys
Image ID: 14937  

A small (2 inch) sanddab is well-camouflaged amidst the grains of sand that surround it.
Species: Sanddabs, Citharichthys
Image ID: 14938  

Juvenile sheephead wrasse.
Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher
Image ID: 14944  

A small 2-inch sanddab is well-camoflaged against the grains of sand that surround it.
Species: Sanddabs, Citharichthys
Image ID: 21523  

A small 2-inch sanddab is well-camoflaged against the grains of sand that surround it.
Species: Sanddabs, Citharichthys
Image ID: 21524  

Ocean sunfish, juvenile and adult showing distinct differences in appearance, open ocean.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 26052  

Scalloped hammerhead shark cleaned by King angelfish.
Species: Scalloped hammerhead shark, Holacanthus passer, Sphyrna lewini
Location: Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 01528  

California sheephead, adult male.
Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 01936  

Bluebanded Goby.
Species: Bluebanded goby, Lythrypnus dalli
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 02020  

Scythe-marked butterflyfish.
Species: Scythe-mark butterflyfish, Prognathodes falcifer
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 02397  

Ocean sunfish, dorsal fin at water surface, open ocean.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 03309