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
Format: Digital 3:2
Species: Grunt sculpin, Rhamphocottus richardsoni
Image ID: 13728
Format: Digital 3:2
Keywords: animal, creature, fish, grunt sculpin, marine, marine fish, nature, ocean, rhamphocottus richardsoni, sculpin, sea, teleost fish, underwater, wildlife
Categories:
- Animal > Fish > Marine Fish > Sculpin (Cottidae)
- Subject > Technique > Captivity > Aquarium
- Subject > Technique > Underwater
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