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California golden gorgonian and Sheephead wrasse fish 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, Catalina Island
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, Catalina Island
Sheephead and invasive sargassum, Catalina, Sargassum horneri, Semicossyphus pulcher, Catalina Island
California sheephead and golden gorgonian, giant kelp forest filters sunlight in the background, underwater, Muricea californica, Semicossyphus pulcher, Catalina Island
White (or fairy) tern, Gygis alba, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary
Bluethroat Wrasse, Notolabrus tetricus, Adult Male, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Notolabrus tetricus
Brownspotted Wrasse, Notolabrus parilus, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Notolabrus parilus
Bluethroat Wrasse, Notolabrus tetricus, Adult Female, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Notolabrus tetricus
Bluethroat Wrasse, Notolabrus tetricus, Adult Male, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Notolabrus tetricus
California sheephead and golden gorgonian, giant kelp forest filters sunlight in the background, underwater, Muricea californica, Semicossyphus pulcher, Catalina Island
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, Semicossyphus pulcher, San Clemente Island
Juvenile sheephead and gorgonian, Catalina, Semicossyphus pulcher, Catalina Island
Cortez rainbow wrasse schooling over reef in mating display, Los Islotes, Baja California, Mexico
Cortez rainbow wrasse schooling over reef in mating display
Cortez rainbow wrasse schooling over reef in mating display, La Reina, Baja California, Mexico
Cortez rainbow wrasse schooling over reef in mating display
Cortez rainbow wrasse schooling over reef in mating display, Los Islotes, Baja California, Mexico
Cortez rainbow wrasse schooling over reef in mating display, Los Islotes, Baja California, Mexico
Cortez rainbow wrasse schooling over reef in mating display, Los Islotes, Baja California, Mexico
Cortez rainbow wrasse schooling over reef in mating display, Los Islotes, Baja California, Mexico
Sheephead and golden gorgonian, underwater in a kelp forest, Muricea californica, Semicossyphus pulcher, San Clemente Island
Gorgonians grow on rocky reef, kelp forest and a white boat floating on the surface can be seen in the background, underwater, Muricea californica, Semicossyphus pulcher, San Clemente Island
Juvenile sheephead swims above dead/dying brown gorgonian covered with yellow parasitic zoanthid anemones. Eagle Rock, Parazoanthus lucificum, Savalia lucifica, Semicossyphus pulcher, Catalina Island
Mexican hogfish, female coloration, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, Bodianus diplotaenia
Cortez rainbow wrasse schooling over reef in mating display, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, Thalassoma lucasanum
White tern, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Fairy tern, Gygis alba, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary
White tern, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Fairy tern, Gygis alba, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary
White tern, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Fairy tern, Gygis alba, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary
White tern, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Fairy tern, Gygis alba, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary
White tern, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Fairy tern, Gygis alba, Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary
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