Red Irish Lord. The red irish lord lurks in shallow habitats where it feeds on crabs, shrimp, barnacles, mussels and small fishes.
Species: Red irish lord, Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus
Image ID: 13689
Gray whale dorsal aspect showing blowhole and characteristic skin mottling and ectoparasitic barnacles and whale lice (amphipod crustaceans).
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 30456
Gray whale dorsal aspect showing blowhole and characteristic skin mottling and ectoparasitic barnacles and whale lice (amphipod crustaceans).
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 30465
Goosenecks on the San Juan River near Lime Ridge, Utah. Deep canyons formed by the San Juan River near Mexican Hat are seen in this aerial panoramic photo.
Location: Mexican Hat, Utah
Image ID: 39487
Panorama dimensions: 4625 x 11971
Red Irish Lord. The red irish lord lurks in shallow habitats where it feeds on crabs, shrimp, barnacles, mussels and small fishes.
Species: Red irish lord, Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus
Image ID: 13690
Grunt sculpin. Grunt sculpin have evolved into its strange shape to fit within a giant barnacle shell perfectly, using the shell to protect its eggs and itself.
Species: Grunt sculpin, Rhamphocottus richardsoni
Image ID: 13724
Grunt sculpin poised in a barnacle shell. Grunt sculpin have evolved into its strange shape to fit within a giant barnacle shell perfectly, using the shell to protect its eggs and itself.
Species: Grunt sculpin, Rhamphocottus richardsoni
Image ID: 13725
Grunt sculpin poised in a barnacle shell. Grunt sculpin have evolved into its strange shape to fit within a giant barnacle shell perfectly, using the shell to protect its eggs and itself.
Species: Grunt sculpin, Rhamphocottus richardsoni
Image ID: 13726
Grunt sculpin. Grunt sculpin have evolved into its strange shape to fit within a giant barnacle shell perfectly, using the shell to protect its eggs and itself.
Species: Grunt sculpin, Rhamphocottus richardsoni
Image ID: 13727
Grunt sculpin. Grunt sculpin have evolved into its strange shape to fit within a giant barnacle shell perfectly, using the shell to protect its eggs and itself.
Species: Grunt sculpin, Rhamphocottus richardsoni
Image ID: 13728
Grunt sculpin. Grunt sculpin have evolved into its strange shape to fit within a giant barnacle shell perfectly, using the shell to protect its eggs and itself.
Species: Grunt sculpin, Rhamphocottus richardsoni
Image ID: 13729
Grunt sculpin. Grunt sculpin have evolved into its strange shape to fit within a giant barnacle shell perfectly, using the shell to protect its eggs and itself.
Species: Grunt sculpin, Rhamphocottus richardsoni
Image ID: 13730
Grunt sculpin. Grunt sculpin have evolved into its strange shape to fit within a giant barnacle shell perfectly, using the shell to protect its eggs and itself.
Species: Grunt sculpin, Rhamphocottus richardsoni
Image ID: 13731
Gooseneck barnacles, exposed at low tide, adhere to a rock. The shell, or capitulum, of the gooseneck barnacle grows to be about two inches long. It is made up of small plates, which enclose its soft body. Inside the shell, the barnacle primarily consists of long segmented legs, intestines and stomach.
Species: Gooseneck barnacle, Pollicipes polymerus
Location: Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington
Image ID: 13779
Gooseneck barnacles, exposed at low tide, adhere to a rock. The shell, or capitulum, of the gooseneck barnacle grows to be about two inches long. It is made up of small plates, which enclose its soft body. Inside the shell, the barnacle primarily consists of long segmented legs, intestines and stomach.
Species: Gooseneck barnacle, Pollicipes polymerus
Location: Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington
Image ID: 13798