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| California golden gorgonian, Garibaldi and Sheephead wrasse 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. Image ID: 30922 Species: California sheephead wrasse, Garibaldi, California golden gorgonian, Semicossyphus pulcher, Hypsypops rubicundus, Muricea californica Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | 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. Image ID: 23421 Species: California golden gorgonian, Muricea californica, Semicossyphus pulcher Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | California Golden gorgonian, red gorgonian, sheephead. Image ID: 02533 Species: California golden gorgonian, Muricea californica, Lophogorgia chilensis, Semicossyphus pulcher Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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| 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. Image ID: 30903 Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Sheephead and invasive sargassum, Catalina. Image ID: 30974 Species: Sheephead wrasse, Sargassum, Semicossyphus pulcher, Sargassum horneri Location: Catalina Island, California, USA | California sheephead and golden gorgonian, giant kelp forest filters sunlight in the background, underwater. Image ID: 23449 Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher, Muricea californica Location: Catalina Island, California, USA |
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| California sheephead and golden gorgonian, giant kelp forest filters sunlight in the background, underwater. Image ID: 23472 Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher, Muricea californica Location: Catalina Island, California, USA | California golden gorgonian and Sheephead wrasse 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. Image ID: 30888 Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Juvenile sheephead and gorgonian, Catalina. Image ID: 30975 Species: Sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher Location: Catalina Island, California, USA |
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| Sheephead and golden gorgonian, underwater in a kelp forest. Image ID: 23528 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. Image ID: 23537 Species: California golden gorgonian, Muricea californica, Semicossyphus pulcher Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Sheephead and golden gorgonian, underwater in a kelp forest. Image ID: 23586 Species: California golden gorgonian, Muricea californica, Semicossyphus pulcher Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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| California golden gorgonian and small juvenile sheephead wrasse 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. Image ID: 30924 Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Juvenile sheephead wrasse. Image ID: 14001 Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher | Sheephead wrasse, female. Image ID: 14036 Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher |
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| Juvenile sheephead wrasse. Image ID: 14944 Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher | California sheephead, adult male. Image ID: 01936 Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Juvenile sheephead, Farnsworth Banks. Image ID: 05184 Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher Location: Catalina Island, California, USA |
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| California sheephead, juvenile. Image ID: 00371 Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher Location: Catalina Island, California, USA | California sheephead, gorgonian. Image ID: 01124 Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | California sheephead, juvenile. Image ID: 01935 Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher Location: Catalina Island, California, USA |
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| Red gorgonian, sheephead. Image ID: 02537 Species: Red gorgonian, Lophogorgia chilensis, Semicossyphus pulcher Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | California sheephead and gorgonian amid kelp forest. Image ID: 04647 Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Juvenile sheephead swims above dead/dying brown gorgonian covered with yellow parasitic zoanthid anemones. Image ID: 07006 Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher, Parazoanthus lucificum Location: Catalina Island, California, USA |
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| Juvenile sheephead swims above dead/dying brown gorgonian covered with yellow parasitic zoanthid anemones. Image ID: 07007 Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher, Parazoanthus lucificum Location: Catalina Island, California, USA | California sheephead, adult male. Image ID: 07072 Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | California sheephead, male. Image ID: 01125 Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher Location: Santa Barbara Island, California, USA |
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| California sheephead, female. Image ID: 01937 Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Sheephead and sponges, Bens Rock. Image ID: 02379 Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher | California sheephead, gorgonian. Image ID: 03456 Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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