Garibaldi and Red Gorgonian, Hypsypops rubicundus, #30870

Garibaldi and red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by., Hypsypops rubicundus, Leptogorgia chilensischilensis, Lophogorgia chilensis, natural history stock photograph, photo id 30870
Garibaldi and red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by.

Species: Garibaldi, Red gorgonian, Hypsypops rubicundus, Leptogorgia chilensischilensis, Lophogorgia chilensis
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 30870
Lat/Long: 32.81652, -118.36832 (Coordinates: 32° 48' 59.49" N, 118° 22' 5.96" W)
Format: Digital 3:2
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