Fish photos

Giant Black Sea Bass with Distinctive Identifying Black Spots that allow researchers to carry out sight/resight studies on the animals distributions and growth. Black sea bass can reach 500 pounds and 8 feet in length.
Species: Giant black sea bass, Stereolepis gigas
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 39443  

Two Giant Black Sea Bass in a Courtship Posture, in Kelp at Catalina Island. In summer months, black seabass gather in kelp forests in California and form courtship and mating aggregations.
Species: Giant black sea bass, Stereolepis gigas
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 39444  

Ocean Sunfish Mola mola Swims in the Open Ocean, near San Diego.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 39465  

Ocean Sunfish Under a Boat in the Open Ocean near San Diego.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 39466  

Gorgonians and Juvenile Mexican Hogfish on Lush Rocky Reef, Isla de la Guarda, Sea of Cortez.
Species: Mexican hogfish, Bodianus diplotaenia
Location: Isla Angel de la Guarda, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 40349  

California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher, Catalina Island.
Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 40514  

Juvenile California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher, Catalina Island.
Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 40515  

Scythe-mark butterflyfish, Prognathodes falcifer, Catalina Island.
Species: Scythe-mark butterflyfish, Prognathodes falcifer
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 40517  

Juvenile garibaldi, vibrant spots distinguish it from pure orange adult form.
Species: Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 40528  

Rock wrasse, Halichoeres semicinctus, Catalina Island.
Species: Rock wrasse, Halichoeres semicinctus
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 40529  

Pacific jack mackerel, Trachurus symmetricus, Catalina Island.
Species: Pacific jack mackerel, Trachurus symmetricus
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 40531  

Mexican Barracuda, Los Islotes, Baja Califorinia.
Location: Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 31251  

Red Irish Lord resting amid Plumose Metridium Anemones, Browning Pass, British Columbia.
Species: Giant plumose anemone, Red irish lord, Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus, Metridium farcimen
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Image ID: 34391  

Garibaldi swimming through southern sea palm, San Clemente Island.
Species: Garibaldi, Southern sea palm, Eisenia arborea, Hypsypops rubicundus
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 30877  

Garibaldi and Asparagopsis taxiformis (red marine algae), San Clemente Island.
Species: Garibaldi, Asparagopsis taxiformis, Hypsypops rubicundus
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 30882  

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.
Species: California golden gorgonian, California sheephead wrasse, Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus, Muricea californica, Semicossyphus pulcher
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 30922  

Copperband butterflyfish.
Species: Copperband butterflyfish, Chelmon rostratus
Image ID: 10996  

Lions cove yellow labido.
Species: Lions' cove yellow labido, Labidochromis
Image ID: 11004  

Arabian surgeonfish.
Species: Arabian surgeonfish, Acanthurus sohal
Image ID: 11762  

Blue chromis.
Species: Blue chromis, Chromis cyanea
Image ID: 11775  

Flameback angelfish.
Species: Flameback angelfish, Centropyge aurantonotus
Image ID: 11791  

Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish.
Species: Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish, Chaetodon ulietensis
Image ID: 11817  

Royal gramma basslet.
Species: Royal gramma basslet, Gramma loreto
Image ID: 11829  

Sapphire devil (blue damselfish), female/juvenile coloration.
Species: Sapphire devil, Chrysiptera cyanea
Image ID: 11834  

Harlequin tuskfish.
Species: Harlequin tuskfish, Choerodon fasciatus
Image ID: 12885  

King angelfish.
Species: King angelfish, Holacanthus passer
Image ID: 12889  

King angelfish.
Species: King angelfish, Holacanthus passer
Image ID: 12891  

Juvenile Clarion angelfish.
Species: Clarion angelfish, Holacanthus clarionensis
Image ID: 12901  

Freckled porcupinefish.
Species: Freckled porcupinefish, Diodon holocanthus
Image ID: 12909  

Honeycomb moray eel (tesselate moray).
Species: Honeycomb moray eel, Gymnothorax favagineus
Image ID: 12920