Spot Photos

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Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Mikako Kotani, Stenella frontalis
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Mikako Kotani.
Species: Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Location: Bahamas
Image ID: 00647  
Atlantic spotted dolphin and Olympic champion swimmer Matt Biondi, Stenella frontalis
Atlantic spotted dolphin and Olympic champion swimmer Matt Biondi.
Species: Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Location: Bahamas
Image ID: 00018  
Giant Black Sea Bass with Distinctive Identifying Black Spots that allow researchers to carry out sight/resight studies on the animals distributions and growth.  Black sea bass can reach 500 pounds and 8 feet in length, Stereolepis gigas, Catalina Island
Giant Black Sea Bass with Distinctive Identifying Black Spots that allow researchers to carry out sight/resight studies on the animals distributions and growth. Black sea bass can reach 500 pounds and 8 feet in length.
Species: Giant black sea bass, Stereolepis gigas
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 39433  
Sockeye salmon, migrating upstream in the Adams River to return to the spot where they were hatched four years earlier, where they will spawn, lay eggs and die, Oncorhynchus nerka, Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
Sockeye salmon, migrating upstream in the Adams River to return to the spot where they were hatched four years earlier, where they will spawn, lay eggs and die.
Species: Sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka
Location: Adams River, Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
Image ID: 26149  
Three spot dascyllus crapping, Dascyllus trimaculatus, Fiji, Dascyllus trimaculatus
Three spot dascyllus crapping, Dascyllus trimaculatus, Fiji.
Species: Three spot dascyllus, Dascyllus trimaculatus
Location: Fiji
Image ID: 34776  
Giant Black Sea Bass with Unique Pattern of Black Spots at Catalina Island. The giant sea bass is an endangered species reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest, Stereolepis gigas
Giant Black Sea Bass with Unique Pattern of Black Spots at Catalina Island. The giant sea bass is an endangered species reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest.
Species: Giant black sea bass, Stereolepis gigas
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 33356  
Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularius, La Jolla, California
Spotted sandpiper.
Species: Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularius
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 30318  
Juvenile garibaldi in motion, Hypsypops rubicundus, Catalina Island
Juvenile garibaldi in motion.
Species: Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 02343  
Giant Black Sea Bass with Distinctive Identifying Black Spots that allow researchers to carry out sight/resight studies on the animals distributions and growth.  Black sea bass can reach 500 pounds and 8 feet in length, Stereolepis gigas, Catalina Island
Giant Black Sea Bass with Distinctive Identifying Black Spots that allow researchers to carry out sight/resight studies on the animals distributions and growth. Black sea bass can reach 500 pounds and 8 feet in length.
Species: Giant black sea bass, Stereolepis gigas
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 39437  
Broad Tail of a Black Sea Bass in the California Kelp Forest showing distinctive unique black spots that allow researchers to identify individual giant sea bass, Stereolepis gigas, Catalina Island
Broad Tail of a Black Sea Bass in the California Kelp Forest showing distinctive unique black spots that allow researchers to identify individual giant sea bass.
Species: Giant black sea bass, Stereolepis gigas
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 39438  
Spotted Leopard Dorid, Diaulula odonoghuei, Vancouver Island, Diaulula odonoghuei
Spotted Leopard Dorid, Diaulula odonoghuei, Vancouver Island.
Species: Spotted leopard dorid, Diaulula odonoghuei
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Image ID: 34338  
Vrksasana, Tree Pose, pelican yoga. Unusual Brown Pelican Coloration. This California brown pelican has an unusual man bun (or samurai top knot) of brown feathers as opposed the usual back of the neck coverage. Note also the unusual mottling and spots on the head feathers.  Odd bird, perhaps a sub-adult transition to adulthood?, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, La Jolla
Vrksasana, Tree Pose, pelican yoga. Unusual Brown Pelican Coloration. This California brown pelican has an unusual man bun (or samurai top knot) of brown feathers as opposed the usual back of the neck coverage. Note also the unusual mottling and spots on the head feathers. Odd bird, perhaps a sub-adult transition to adulthood?.
Species: Brown, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 38838  
Safari guide spotting wildlife at sunrise, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya
Safari guide spotting wildlife at sunrise, Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya.
Location: Olare Orok Conservancy, Kenya
Image ID: 30047  
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides, Many-spotted sweetlips, Fiji, Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides, Bligh Waters
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides, Many-spotted sweetlips, Fiji.
Species: Many spotted sweetlips, Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
Location: Bligh Waters, Fiji
Image ID: 34904  
Giant Black Sea Bass with Distinctive Identifying Black Spots that allow researchers to carry out sight/resight studies on the animals distributions and growth.  Black sea bass can reach 500 pounds and 8 feet in length, Stereolepis gigas, Catalina Island
Giant Black Sea Bass with Distinctive Identifying Black Spots that allow researchers to carry out sight/resight studies on the animals distributions and growth. Black sea bass can reach 500 pounds and 8 feet in length.
Species: Giant black sea bass, Stereolepis gigas
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 39443  
Spottail grunt fish schooling, Isla San Francisquito, Sea of Cortez
Spottail grunt fish schooling, Isla San Francisquito, Sea of Cortez.
Location: Isla San Francisquito, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33657  
Arizona lupine is a common early spring ephemeral wildflower of the Colorado Desert. The purple-pink flowers show a yellow spot on the upper petal, which changes in color to red once the flower has been pollinated to discourage insects from visiting it after pollination, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Arizona lupine is a common early spring ephemeral wildflower of the Colorado Desert. The purple-pink flowers show a yellow spot on the upper petal, which changes in color to red once the flower has been pollinated to discourage insects from visiting it after pollination.
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 35174  
Blue-spotted jacks and coral reef, Clipperton Island
Blue-spotted jacks and coral reef, Clipperton Island.
Location: Clipperton Island, France
Image ID: 32952  
Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish, Chaetodon ulietensis
Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish.
Species: Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish, Chaetodon ulietensis
Image ID: 11817  
Banded iguana, male.  The bands of color on the male of this species change from green to either blue, grey or black, depending on mood.  Females are usually solid green, ocassionally with blue spots or a few narrow bands, Brachylophus fasciatus
Banded iguana, male. The bands of color on the male of this species change from green to either blue, grey or black, depending on mood. Females are usually solid green, ocassionally with blue spots or a few narrow bands.
Species: Banded iguana, Brachylophus fasciatus
Image ID: 12612  
Honeycomb moray eel (tesselate moray), Gymnothorax favagineus
Honeycomb moray eel (tesselate moray).
Species: Honeycomb moray eel, Gymnothorax favagineus
Image ID: 12920  
Spotted gar, Lepisosteus oculatus
Spotted gar.
Species: Spotted gar, Lepisosteus oculatus
Image ID: 14710  
Whitespotted bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium plagiosum
Whitespotted bamboo shark.
Species: Whitespotted bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium plagiosum
Image ID: 14963  
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Mikako Kotani, Stenella frontalis
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Mikako Kotani.
Species: Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Location: Bahamas
Image ID: 00019  
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Atlantic spotted dolphin.
Species: Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Location: Bahamas
Image ID: 00676  
Atlantic spotted dolphin, juvenile, Stenella frontalis
Atlantic spotted dolphin, juvenile.
Species: Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Location: Bahamas
Image ID: 00679  
Whale shark, Rhincodon typus, Darwin Island
Whale shark.
Species: Whale shark, Rhincodon typus
Location: Darwin Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 01513  
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Matt Biondi, Stenella frontalis
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Olympic swimmer Matt Biondi.
Species: Atlantic spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis
Location: Bahamas
Image ID: 00009  
Juvenile garibaldi and purple urchins, Coronado Islands, Hypsypops rubicundus, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado)
Juvenile garibaldi and purple urchins, Coronado Islands.
Species: Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 02513  
Stone scorpionfish, Scorpaena mystes, Wolf Island
Stone scorpionfish.
Species: Pacific spotted scorpionfish, Scorpaena mystes
Location: Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 02568  
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