A painted greenling fish nestles among the many arms of a cluster of brittle sea stars (starfish) on a rocky reef.
Species: Painted Greenling, Ophiothrix spiculata, Oxylebius pictus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10173
Lat/Long: 33.48584, -119.06707 (Coordinates: 33° 29' 9.02" N, 119° 04' 1.45" W)
Format: Digital 3:2
Species: Painted Greenling, Ophiothrix spiculata, Oxylebius pictus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10173
Lat/Long: 33.48584, -119.06707 (Coordinates: 33° 29' 9.02" N, 119° 04' 1.45" W)
Format: Digital 3:2
Keywords: aggregation, animal, california, channel islands, channel islands national marine sanctuary, echinoderm, invertebrate, marine invertebrate, marine invertebrate behavior, national marine sanctuaries, ocean, oceans, ophiothrix spiculata, oxylebius pictus, pacific, painted greenling, santa barbara island, seastar starfish, underwater, usa, wildlife
Categories:
- Animal > Marine Invertebrate > Echinoderm > Seastar / Starfish
- Animal > Marine Invertebrate > Marine Invertebrate Behavior > Aggregation
- Location > Oceans > Pacific > California (USA) / Baja California (Mexico) > Channel Islands > Santa Barbara Island
- Location > Protected Threatened and Significant Places > National Marine Sanctuaries > Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary > Santa Barbara Island
- Location > USA > California > Santa Barbara Island
- Subject > Technique > Underwater
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