Submarine Rocky Reef at San Clemente Island, Muricea fruticosa

Spectacular underwater rocky reef topography at San Clemente Island, typified by crevices, walls and profuse vertical relief on the rocky ocean bottom below the kelp forest. California, USA, Muricea fruticosa, natural history stock photograph, photo id 38512
Spectacular underwater rocky reef topography at San Clemente Island, typified by crevices, walls and profuse vertical relief on the rocky ocean bottom below the kelp forest. California, USA

This image is featured in: San Clemente Island Underwater: a Symphony of Sea Fans, or, Gonzo for Gorgonians

Species: Brown gorgonian, Muricea fruticosa
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 38512
Format: Digital 1:1
Keywords: california, channel islands, reef, san clemente island, southern channel islands, submarine, underwater
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