Fish photos

Longsnout Boarfish, Pentaceropsis recurvirostris, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
Species: Longsnout Boarfish, Pentaceropsis recurvirostris
Location: Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Image ID: 39212  

Western Blue Groper, Achoerodus gouldii, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
Species: Western Blue Groper, Achoerodus gouldii
Location: Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Image ID: 39214  

Ocean Sunfish Under a Boat in the Open Ocean near San Diego.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 39464  

Dorsal and Caudal fins of the Ocean Sunfish Mola mola, as it Swims in the Open Ocean, near San Diego. The caudal fin is not a true tail but is a tail-like structure called a clavus that serves as a rudder. The dorsal (top) and anal (bottom) fins are used for propulsion.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 39407  

Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest.
Species: Giant black sea bass, Stereolepis gigas
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 33370  

Garibaldi in kelp forest.
Species: Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 01055  

Ocean sunfish (Mola mola) with mouth wide open for slurping zooplankton, open ocean.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 03319  

Manta ray and remora.
Species: Giant manta ray, Manta birostris, Remora
Location: San Benedicto Island (Islas Revillagigedos), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 02456  

Ocean sunfish, basking at surface, viewed from underwater, open ocean.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 03311  

Ocean sunfish sunning/basking at surface in the open ocean.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 03498  

Ocean sunfish referencing drift kelp in the open ocean near San Diego.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 03563  

Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head.
Species: Mexican hogfish, Bodianus diplotaenia
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 09606  

Lemon shark with live sharksuckers.
Species: Lemon shark, Echeneis naucrates, Negaprion brevirostris
Location: Bahamas
Image ID: 10754  

Fiji Barberi Clownfish, Amphiprion barberi, hiding among anemone tentacles, Fiji.
Species: Fiji barberi clownfish, Amphiprion barberi
Location: Namena Marine Reserve, Namena Island, Fiji
Image ID: 34788  

Bluestripe clownfish, Amphiprion chrysopterus, Fiji.
Species: Bluestripe clownfish, Amphiprion chrysopterus
Location: Fiji
Image ID: 34863  

Bluestripe clownfish, Amphiprion chrysopterus, Fiji.
Species: Bluestripe clownfish, Amphiprion chrysopterus
Location: Fiji
Image ID: 34865  

Fiji Barberi Clownfish, Amphiprion barberi, hiding among anemone tentacles, Fiji.
Species: Fiji barberi clownfish, Amphiprion barberi
Location: Namena Marine Reserve, Namena Island, Fiji
Image ID: 34898  

Red Irish Lord sculpinfish, Browning Pass, British Columbia.
Species: Red irish lord, Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Image ID: 35386  

The leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques) is found on the southern and western coasts of Australia. Its extravagent appendages serve only for camoflage, since it has a nearly-invisible dorsal fin that propels it slowly through the water. The leafy sea dragon is the marine emblem of South Australia.
Species: Leafy seadragon, Phycodurus eques
Location: Rapid Bay Jetty, South Australia
Image ID: 39357  

The leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques) is found on the southern and western coasts of Australia. Its extravagent appendages serve only for camoflage, since it has a nearly-invisible dorsal fin that propels it slowly through the water. The leafy sea dragon is the marine emblem of South Australia.
Species: Leafy seadragon, Phycodurus eques
Location: Rapid Bay Jetty, South Australia
Image ID: 39360  

Underwater Portrait of an Ocean Sunfish Mola mola Swimming in the Open Ocean, near San Diego.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 39408  

Mouth, eye and pectoral fin of the Ocean Sunfish, Mola mola, near San Diego.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 39409  

Two Giant Black Sea Bass in a Courtship Posture, in Kelp at Catalina Island. In summer months, black seabass gather in kelp forests in California and form courtship and mating aggregations.
Species: Giant black sea bass, Stereolepis gigas
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 39440  

Two Giant Black Sea Bass in a Courtship Posture, in Kelp at Catalina Island. In summer months, black seabass gather in kelp forests in California and form courtship and mating aggregations.
Species: Giant black sea bass, Stereolepis gigas
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 39441  

A giant black sea bass is an endangered species that can reach up to 8 feet in length and 500 pounds, often found amid the giant kelp forest, Once nearly fished to extinction and now thought to be at risk of a genetic bottleneck, the giant sea bass is slowly recovering and can be seen in summer months in California's kelp forests.
Species: Giant black sea bass, Stereolepis gigas
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 39442  

Giant Black Sea Bass with Distinctive Identifying Black Spots that allow researchers to carry out sight/resight studies on the animals distributions and growth. Black sea bass can reach 500 pounds and 8 feet in length.
Species: Giant black sea bass, Stereolepis gigas
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 39443  

Two Giant Black Sea Bass in a Courtship Posture, in Kelp at Catalina Island. In summer months, black seabass gather in kelp forests in California and form courtship and mating aggregations.
Species: Giant black sea bass, Stereolepis gigas
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 39444  

Ocean Sunfish Mola mola Swims in the Open Ocean, near San Diego.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 39465  

Ocean Sunfish Under a Boat in the Open Ocean near San Diego.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 39466  

Mexican Barracuda, Los Islotes, Baja Califorinia.
Location: Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 31251