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Diver and garibaldi, Catalina, Hypsypops rubicundus, Catalina Island
Connies Damsel, Chromis limbaughi
Garibaldi swims over a kelp covered reef, Hypsypops rubicundus, San Clemente Island
A garibaldi fish (orange), surf grass (green) and palm kelp (brown) on the rocky reef -- all appearing blurred in this time exposure -- are tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island, Hypsypops rubicundus, Phyllospadix
Juvenile garibaldi displaying distinctive blue spots, Hypsypops rubicundus
Garibaldi and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. 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, Hypsypops rubicundus, Muricea californica
Golden Damselfish, Fiji, Amblyglyphidodon aureus, Namena Marine Reserve, Namena Island
Garibaldi and golden gorgonian, with a underwater forest of giant kelp rising in the background, underwater, Hypsypops rubicundus, Muricea californica, San Clemente Island
Garibaldi in kelp forest, near Eagle Rock, Catalina Island
Garibaldi in kelp forest, Catalina Island
Garibaldi maintains a patch of algae (just in front of the fish) to entice a female to lay a clutch of eggs
Garibaldi in kelp forest, Catalina Island
Garibaldi, juvenile sheephead and California golden gorgonian on underwater rocky reef, San Clemente Island. 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, Muricea californica, Macrocystis pyrifera, Hypsypops rubicundus
Damselfish find protection within the branches of a hard coral, Fiji, Wakaya Island, Lomaiviti Archipelago
Golden Damselfish, Fiji, Amblyglyphidodon aureus, Makogai Island, Lomaiviti Archipelago
Golden Damselfish and Red Gorgonian Sea Fan, Fiji, Amblyglyphidodon aureus, Gorgonacea, Plexauridae, Makogai Island, Lomaiviti Archipelago
Cortez damselfish, Segastes rectifaenum, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, Isla San Diego, Baja California
Giant damselfish juvenile, Sea of Cortez, Isla Las Animas, Baja California, Mexico
Giant damselfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, Punta Alta
Garibaldi and golden gorgonian, with a underwater forest of giant kelp rising in the background, underwater, Muricea californica, Catalina Island
Garibaldi and golden gorgonian, with a underwater forest of giant kelp rising in the background, underwater, Muricea californica, Catalina Island
Garibaldi and various marine algae, San Clemente Island, Hypsypops rubicundus
Garibaldi and California golden gorgonians 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, Hypsypops rubicundus, Muricea californica, San Clemente Island
Garibaldi swims in the kelp forest, sunlight filters through towering giant kelp plants rising from the ocean bottom to the surface, underwater, Hypsypops rubicundus, Catalina Island
Garibaldi and golden gorgonian, underwater in kelp forest, Hypsypops rubicundus, Muricea californica, San Clemente Island
Garibaldi and golden gorgonian, with a underwater forest of giant kelp rising in the background, underwater, Hypsypops rubicundus, Catalina Island
Garibaldi swims beside golden and red gorgonians, underwater, Hypsypops rubicundus, Leptogorgia chilensis, Lophogorgia chilensis, Muricea californica, Catalina Island
Giant damselfish, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, Microspathodon dorsalis
Garibaldi fish on kelp forest reef, underwater, Hypsypops rubicundus, San Clemente Island
Garibaldi fish on kelp forest reef, underwater, Hypsypops rubicundus, San Clemente Island
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