Sheephead and starfish, Roca Ben, Semicossyphus pulcher

Sheephead and starfish, Roca Ben., Semicossyphus pulcher, natural history stock photograph, photo id 03733Add To Light Table
Purchase A Print Of This Image How to request, purchase or license this image



More Semicossyphus pulcher:

California Golden gorgonian, red gorgonian, sheephead. San Clemente Island, USA. Image #02533
California golden gorgonian and small juvenile sheephead 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. San Clemente Island, USA. Image #23421
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. San Clemente Island, USA. Image #30922
California golden gorgonian and small juvenile sheephead 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. San Clemente Island, USA. Image #30903
California sheephead and golden gorgonian, giant kelp forest filters sunlight in the background, underwater. Catalina Island, USA. Image #23449
Sheephead and invasive sargassum, Catalina. Catalina Island, California, USA. Image #30974
California sheephead and golden gorgonian, giant kelp forest filters sunlight in the background, underwater. Catalina Island, USA. Image #23472
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. San Clemente Island, USA. Image #30888
Juvenile sheephead and gorgonian, Catalina. Catalina Island, California, USA. Image #30975
Sheephead and golden gorgonian, underwater in a kelp forest. San Clemente Island, California, USA. Image #23528

Sheephead and starfish, Roca Ben.

Stock Photo: 03733
Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher
Format: Film 2:3
Other Names: sheep-head wrasse
Copyright © Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide.
Purchase a print of this image
Request a review copy of this image

Keywords: animal, california, california sheephead wrasse, echinoderm, fish, invertebrate, marine fish, marine invertebrate, ocean, oceans, pacific, seastar starfish, semicossyphus pulcher, sheep-head wrasse, underwater, wildlife, wrasse

Categories:
[3.239.159.107] : 29 image views

Updated: March 7, 2021

   photos@oceanlight.com  +1-760-707-7153