Rock Wrasse Photo

Home   >   Natural History Photography Blog   >   Search   >   Rock Wrasse California golden gorgonian and small juvenile sheephead fishes on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The golden gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Each individual polyp is a distinct animal, together they secrete calcium that forms the structure of the colony. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. Rock Wrasse Photo. Image ID: 23421   Species: California golden gorgonian, Muricea californica, Semicossyphus pulcher Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA   Gorgonians grow on rocky reef, kelp forest and a white boat floating on the surface can be seen in the background, underwater. Rock Wrasse Picture. Image ID: 23537   Species: California golden gorgonian, Muricea californica, Semicossyphus pulcher Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA   Galapagos hogfish, motion blur. Stock Photography of Rock Wrasse. Image ID: 16364   Species: Harlequin wrasse, Bodianus eclancheri Location: Cousins, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador   Rock wrasse, Catalina. Photograph of Rock Wrasse. Image ID: 01938   Species: Rock wrasse, Halichoeres semicinctus Location: Catalina Island, California, USA   Rock wrasse, Catalina. Rock Wrasse Photos. Image ID: 07077   Species: Rock wrasse, Halichoeres semicinctus Location: Catalina Island, California, USA   Sheephead and sponges, Bens Rock. Rock Wrasse Image. Image ID: 02379   Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher

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Updated: May 24, 2012