Marine Fish photos

Home  >  Nature Photography Blog  >  Search  >  Categories  >  Animal  >  Fish  >  Marine Fish   >    Ocean sunfish recruiting fish near drift kelp to clean parasites, open ocean, Baja California. Image ID: 03267   Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola   A SCUBA diver swimming over a rocky reef covered with kelp, watches a brightly colored orange garibaldi fish. Image ID: 01113   Species: Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA   The bright orange garibaldi fish, California's state marine fish, is also clownlike in appearance. Image ID: 02416   Species: Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus Location: California, USA   Ocean sunfish and freediving photographer, open ocean. Image ID: 03325   Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola Location: San Diego, California, USA   Ocean sunfish schooling, open ocean near San Diego. Image ID: 03562   Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola Location: San Diego, California, USA   Ocean sunfish schooling near drift kelp, soliciting cleaner fishes, open ocean, Baja California. Image ID: 06304   Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola   Mangrove snapper schooling in the clear waters of Crystal River, with trees in the background. Image ID: 02688   Species: Mangrove snapper, Lutjanus griseus Location: Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, USA   Pacific manta ray with remora and Clarion angelfish. Image ID: 06238   Species: Giant manta ray, Manta birostris, Remora, Holacanthus clarionensis Location: San Benedicto Island (Islas Revillagigedos), Baja California, Mexico   Ocean sunfish and photographer, open ocean. Image ID: 03324   Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola Location: San Diego, California, USA   Ocean sunfish and freediving photographer, open ocean. Image ID: 03491   Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola Location: San Diego, California, USA   Ocean sunfish referencing drift kelp, open ocean near San Diego. Image ID: 03563   Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola Location: San Diego, California, USA   Copperband butterflyfish. Image ID: 10996   Species: Copperband butterflyfish, Chelmon rostratus   Arabian surgeonfish. Image ID: 11762   Species: Arabian surgeonfish, Acanthurus sohal   Blue chromis. Image ID: 11775   Species: Blue chromis, Chromis cyanea   Flameback angelfish. Image ID: 11791   Species: Flameback angelfish, Centropyge aurantonotus   Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish. Image ID: 11817   Species: Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish, Chaetodon ulietensis   Royal gramma basslet. Image ID: 11829   Species: Royal gramma basslet, Gramma loreto   Sapphire devil (blue damselfish), female/juvenile coloration. Image ID: 11834   Species: Sapphire devil, Chrysiptera cyanea   Harlequin tuskfish. Image ID: 12885   Species: Harlequin tuskfish, Choerodon fasciatus   King angelfish. Image ID: 12889   Species: King angelfish, Holacanthus passer   King angelfish. Image ID: 12891   Species: King angelfish, Holacanthus passer   Juvenile Clarion angelfish. Image ID: 12901   Species: Clarion angelfish, Holacanthus clarionensis   Freckled porcupinefish. Image ID: 12909   Species: Freckled porcupinefish, Diodon holocanthus   Honeycomb moray eel (tesselate moray). Image ID: 12920   Species: Honeycomb moray eel, Gymnothorax favagineus   Blackstripe surgeonfish. Image ID: 12963   Species: Blackstripe surgeonfish, Acanthurus nigricaudas   Percula clownfish anemonefish. Image ID: 13673   Species: Percula clownfish, Amphiprion percula   Red Irish Lord. The red irish lord lurks in shallow habitats where it feeds on crabs, shrimp, barnacles, mussels and small fishes. Image ID: 13689   Species: Red Irish Lord, Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus   Crevice rockfish. Seldom seen, kelpfish hover among the seaweeds in wave swept tidepools and reefs. These secretive fish rapidly change color to match watever background they are near. This kelpfish has assumed the coloration of the blade of kelp it is resting on. Image ID: 13711   Species: Crevice rockfish, Gibbonsia montereyensis Location: Monterey, California, USA   French grunt. Image ID: 13985   Species: French grunt, Haemulon flavolineatum   Pot-bellied seahorse, male, carrying eggs. The developing embryos are nourished by individual yolk sacs, and oxygen is supplied through a placenta-like attachment to the male. Two to six weeks after fertilization, the male gives birth. The babies must then fend for themselves, and few survive to adulthood. Image ID: 14472   Species: Pot-bellied seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis

Natural History Photography Blog posts (2) related to Marine Fish Heat Run: Humpback Whale Behavior Photos Photos of La Jolla Seals Related Topics: Acanthurus coeruleus Acanthurus dussumieri Acanthurus nigricaudas Acanthurus sohal Alloclinus holderi Amphiprion ephippium Amphiprion percula Anemonefish / Clownfish Angelfish Animal Animal In Kelp Apogon guadalupensis Atlantic Azurina hirundo Bar Bodianus diplotaenia Butterflyfish California California / Baja ... Caranx sexfasciatus Carlsbad Catalina Island Centropyge aurantonotus Centropyge loricula Chaetodon ulietensis Chaetodontoplus duboulayi Channel Islands Chelmon rostratus Choerodon fasciatus Chromis Chromis cyanea Chromis limbaughi Chromis punctipinnis Chromis vanderbilti Chrysiptera cyanea Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus Cleaning Cocos Island Cocos Island National ... Color and Pattern Commensalism Coral Coronado Islands Costa Rica Crystal River Damselfish Diodon holocanthus Ecuador Eel Effect Fish Fish Anatomy Fish Behavior Florida Freediver / Snorkler Galapagos Galapagos Islands Gallery Garibaldi Giant Kelp Gibbonsia montereyensis Gorgonian Gramma loreto Gramma melacara Guadalupe Island Gymnothorax favagineus Gymnothorax mordax Habitat Haemulon flavolineatum Halfmoon Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus Hippocampus abdominalis Hippocampus barbouri Hippocampus reidi Holacanthus clarionensis Holacanthus passer Hypsurus caryi Hypsypops rubicundus Indo-Pacific International Isla Guadalupe Special ... Jack or Trevally Johnrandallia nigrirostris Juvenile Kelp Forest Kelp Paddy / Drift Kelp Kyphosus elegans Lactoria cornuta Leuresthes tenuis Location Lophogorgia chilensis Lutjanus griseus Lutjanus viridis Lythrypnus dalli Mackerel Macrocystis pyrifera Male - Female Difference Man And Animal Manta Ray Manta Ray ID Photo Manta birostris Marine Fish Marine Invertebrate Marine Plant Mating / Courtship Medialuna californiensis Mexico Mobula sp. Mola mola Moray Motion / Blur Mouth Mulloidichthys dentatus Muricea californica Natural World Ocean And Motion Ocean Sunfish Ocean Sunfish - Mola mola Oceans Pacific Parasitism People Phyllospadix sp. Plant Portfolio Protected Threatened and ... Ray Remora Remora sp. Reproduction Revilligigedos Islands Rockfish / Scorpionfish SCUBA diver San Clemente Island Schooling Scorpaena mystes Seahorse Semicossyphus pulcher Snapper Soft Coral Spine Spot Spring / River Stripe Strongylocentrotus purpuratus Subject Surgeonfish Technique Three Sisters Springs Trachurus symmetricus USA Underwater Wildlife Portraits Wolf Island World World Heritage Sites Wrasse Xenistius californiensis Keywords: actinopterygii animal animalia baja california california california baja ... catalina island channel islands chordata cleaning cluster color and pattern creature damselfish environment fish fish anatomy fish behavior fish school fishes garibaldi giant kelp group habitat hypsypops rubicundus indo-pacific kelp kelp forest landscape macrocystis manbow marine marine algae marine fish mexico mola mola mola molidae mondfisch moonfish nature ocean ocean sunfish ocean sunfish - mola mola oceans odd outdoors outside pacific pacific ocean pelagic people pesce luna pez luna san clemente island san diego scene scenery scenic school schooling schooling fish sea seascape seaweed strange submarine sunfish teleost fish tetraodontiformes underwater underwater landscape usa vertebrata wild

Updated: December 20, 2013