San Clemente Island photos

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Southern sea palm, palm kelp, underwater, San Clemente Island, Eisenia arborea
Southern sea palm, palm kelp, underwater, San Clemente Island.
Species: Southern sea palm, Eisenia arborea
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 30917  
Garibaldi and various marine algae, San Clemente Island, Hypsypops rubicundus
Garibaldi and various marine algae, San Clemente Island.
Species: Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 30954  
San Clemente Island aerial photo, Pyramid Head and Balanced Rock at the southern end of the island. San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, the distinctive pyramid shaped southern end of the island, exhibits distinctive geologic terracing, underwater reefs and giant kelp forests
San Clemente Island aerial photo, Pyramid Head and Balanced Rock at the southern end of the island. San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, the distinctive pyramid shaped southern end of the island, exhibits distinctive geologic terracing, underwater reefs and giant kelp forests.
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 38486  
Panorama dimensions: 4607 x 9083
Red gorgonian (left) and California golden gorgonian (right) on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. Gorgonians are filter-feeding temperate colonial species that live 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, Leptogorgia chilensis, Lophogorgia chilensis, San Clemente Island
Red gorgonian (left) and California golden gorgonian (right) on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. Gorgonians are filter-feeding temperate colonial species that live 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: Red gorgonian, Leptogorgia chilensis, Lophogorgia chilensis
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 23509  
A giant kelpfish swims over Southern sea palms and a kelp-covered reef, mimicing the color and pattern of the kelp leaves perfectly, camoflage, Heterostichus rostratus, San Clemente Island
A giant kelpfish swims over Southern sea palms and a kelp-covered reef, mimicing the color and pattern of the kelp leaves perfectly, camoflage.
Species: Giant kelpfish, Southern sea palm, Heterostichus rostratus
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 25414  
Feather boa kelp (long brown fuzzy stuff) and other marine algae cover the rocky reef, Egregia menziesii, San Clemente Island
Feather boa kelp (long brown fuzzy stuff) and other marine algae cover the rocky reef.
Species: Feather boa kelp, Egregia menziesii
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 25416  
California bat ray, laying on sandy ocean bottom amid kelp and rocky reef, Myliobatis californica, San Clemente Island
California bat ray, laying on sandy ocean bottom amid kelp and rocky reef.
Species: California bat ray, Myliobatis californica
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 25437  
Red gorgonians and California golden gorgonians 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, Chromis punctipinnis, Leptogorgia chilensis, Lophogorgia chilensis, Muricea californica, San Clemente Island
Red gorgonians and California golden gorgonians 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: Blacksmith, California golden gorgonian, Red gorgonian, Chromis punctipinnis, Leptogorgia chilensis, Lophogorgia chilensis, Muricea californica
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 30912  
China Hat Point, San Clemente Island, sunrise
China Hat Point, San Clemente Island, sunrise.
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 23556  
Panoramic photo of San Clemente Island, southern end from China Hat Point (aka, Balanced Rock, right) along the length of Pyramid Cove, sunrise
Panoramic photo of San Clemente Island, southern end from China Hat Point (aka, Balanced Rock, right) along the length of Pyramid Cove, sunrise.
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 23599  
Panorama dimensions: 2629 x 26293
Giant kelpfish in kelp, Heterostichus rostratus, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Giant kelpfish in kelp.
Species: Giant kelpfish, Heterostichus rostratus, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 05142  
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