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.
Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 30888
Colossal limestone bust of Amenhotep III, from the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III, Thebes, Egypt. 18th Dynasty, about 1350 BC.
Location: British Museum, London, United Kingdom
Image ID: 28325
North Peak (12242', center), Mount Conness (left, 12589') and Conness Lake with its green glacial meltwater, Hoover Wilderness.
Location: Conness Lakes Basin, Hoover Wilderness, California
Image ID: 31060
Panorama dimensions: 6685 x 16072
Cortez rainbow wrasse schooling over reef in mating display.
Location: Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 32477