Marine Fish photos

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  

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  

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  

Red Irish Lord resting amid Plumose Metridium Anemones, Browning Pass, British Columbia.
Species: Giant plumose anemone, Red irish lord, Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus, Metridium farcimen
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Image ID: 34391  

Garibaldi swimming through southern sea palm, San Clemente Island.
Species: Garibaldi, Southern sea palm, Eisenia arborea, Hypsypops rubicundus
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 30877  

Garibaldi and Asparagopsis taxiformis (red marine algae), San Clemente Island.
Species: Garibaldi, Asparagopsis taxiformis, Hypsypops rubicundus
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 30882  

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.
Species: California golden gorgonian, California sheephead wrasse, Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus, Muricea californica, Semicossyphus pulcher
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 30922  

Copperband butterflyfish.
Species: Copperband butterflyfish, Chelmon rostratus
Image ID: 10996  

Arabian surgeonfish.
Species: Arabian surgeonfish, Acanthurus sohal
Image ID: 11762  

Blue chromis.
Species: Blue chromis, Chromis cyanea
Image ID: 11775  

Flameback angelfish.
Species: Flameback angelfish, Centropyge aurantonotus
Image ID: 11791  

Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish.
Species: Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish, Chaetodon ulietensis
Image ID: 11817