California sheephead and golden gorgonian, Muricea californica

California sheephead and golden gorgonian, giant kelp forest filters sunlight in the background, underwater., Muricea californica, Semicossyphus pulcher, Macrocystis pyrifera, natural history stock photograph, photo id 23472
California sheephead and golden gorgonian, giant kelp forest filters sunlight in the background, underwater.

Species: California Sheephead Wrasse, Giant Kelp, California Golden Gorgonian, Muricea californica, Semicossyphus pulcher, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 23472
Lat/Long: 33.44029, -118.46346 (Coordinates: 33° 26' 25.04" N, 118° 27' 48.46" W)
Format: Digital 3:2
Keywords: algae, animal, animalia, california, california golden gorgonian, california sheephead, california sheephead wrasse, catalina island, channel islands, coral, creature, fish, forest, giant kelp, gorgonian, invertebrate, kelp, kelp forest, macrocystis, macrocystis pyrifera, marine, marine algae, marine fish, marine invertebrate, marine plant, muricea californica, nature, ocean, oceans, offshore, outdoors, outside, pacific, pacific ocean, plant, sea, sea fan, seascape, seaweed, semicossyphus pulcher, soft coral, southern channel islands, submarine, underwater, underwater landscape, usa, wildlife, wrasse
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