Giant Kelp Photos, Macrocystis pyrifera

Photos of Animals in Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera

Ocean sunfish recruiting fish near drift kelp to clean parasites, open ocean, Baja California, Mola mola

Ocean sunfish recruiting fish near drift kelp to clean parasites, open ocean, Baja California.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Image ID: 03267

Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean, Macrocystis pyrifera, Prionace glauca, San Diego, California

Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean.
Species: Blue shark, Macrocystis pyrifera, Prionace glauca
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 01081

Salema schooling amid kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, Xenistius californiensis, Catalina Island

Salema schooling amid kelp forest.
Species: Salema, Macrocystis pyrifera, Xenistius californiensis
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 01022

California bat ray in kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, Myliobatis californica, San Clemente Island

California bat ray in kelp forest.
Species: California bat ray, Macrocystis pyrifera, Myliobatis californica
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 00267

Garibaldi in kelp forest, Hypsypops rubicundus, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Garibaldi in kelp forest.
Species: Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 01055

Jack mackerel schooling amid kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, Trachurus symmetricus, San Clemente Island

Jack mackerel schooling amid kelp forest.
Species: Pacific jack mackerel, Macrocystis pyrifera, Trachurus symmetricus
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 00256

Drift kelp, open ocean, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Diego, California

Drift kelp, open ocean.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 02501

Pacific white sided dolphin, Kelp carry, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, San Diego, California

Pacific white sided dolphin, Kelp carry.
Species: Pacific white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 00044

Pacific torpedo ray in kelp forest, filming lights, Macrocystis pyrifera, Tetronarce californica, Torpedo californica, Santa Rosa Island

Pacific torpedo ray in kelp forest, filming lights.
Species: Pacific torpedo ray, Macrocystis pyrifera, Tetronarce californica, Torpedo californica
Location: Santa Rosa Island, California
Image ID: 01009

Tracy glides through the kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Tracy glides through the kelp forest.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 01104

Jack mackerel and kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Trachurus symmetricus, San Clemente Island

Jack mackerel and kelp.
Species: Pacific jack mackerel, Macrocystis pyrifera, Trachurus symmetricus
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 01499

Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean, Prionace glauca, San Diego, California

Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean.
Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 02287

Half-moon perch schooling under offshore drift kelp, open ocean, Macrocystis pyrifera, Medialuna californiensis, San Diego, California

Half-moon perch schooling under offshore drift kelp, open ocean.
Species: Halfmoon perch, Macrocystis pyrifera, Medialuna californiensis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 02747

Kelp fronds with encrusting bryozoans, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island

Kelp fronds with encrusting bryozoans.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 03402

Purple urchins destroying/eating giant kelp holdfast, Macrocystis pyrifera, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, Santa Barbara Island

Purple urchins destroying/eating giant kelp holdfast.
Species: Purple urchin, Macrocystis pyrifera, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 03404

Juvenile rockfish hiding amidst kelp holdfast, offshore drift kelp, open ocean, San Diego, California

Juvenile rockfish hiding amidst kelp holdfast, offshore drift kelp, open ocean.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 01262

Blacksmith amidst kelp forest, Chromis punctipinnis, Macrocystis pyrifera, Santa Barbara Island

Blacksmith amidst kelp forest.
Species: Blacksmith, Chromis punctipinnis, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 02410

Drift kelp, open ocean, San Diego, California

Drift kelp, open ocean.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 02414

Proliferating anemone with attached juveniles, growing on kelp stipe, Epiactis prolifera, Monterey, California

Proliferating anemone with attached juveniles, growing on kelp stipe.
Species: Proliferating anemone, Epiactis prolifera
Location: Monterey, California
Image ID: 02478

Kelp fronds with encrusting bryozoans, Macrocystis pyrifera, Membranipora

Kelp fronds with encrusting bryozoans.
Species: Kelp encrusting bryozoan, Macrocystis pyrifera, Membranipora
Location: California
Image ID: 03284

Giant black seabass in kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, Stereolepis gigas, San Clemente Island

Giant black seabass in kelp forest.
Species: Giant black sea bass, Macrocystis pyrifera, Stereolepis gigas
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 06264

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