Indo-pacific photos

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Longsnout seahorse, Hippocampus reidi
Longsnout seahorse.
Species: Longsnout seahorse, Hippocampus reidi
Image ID: 07911  
Flame angelfish, Centropyge loricula
Flame angelfish.
Species: Flame angel, Centropyge loricula
Image ID: 08667  
Barbours seahorse, Hippocampus barbouri
Barbours seahorse.
Species: Barbour's seahorse, Hippocampus barbouri
Image ID: 08695  
Eyestripe surgeonfish, Acanthurus dussumieri
Eyestripe surgeonfish.
Species: Eyestripe surgeonfish, Acanthurus dussumieri
Image ID: 08717  
Rainbow surfperch, Hypsurus caryi
Rainbow surfperch.
Species: Rainbow surfperch, Hypsurus caryi
Image ID: 09006  
California grunion, Leuresthes tenuis, Carlsbad
California grunion.
Species: California grunion, Leuresthes tenuis
Location: Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 09301  
California grunion, Leuresthes tenuis, Carlsbad
California grunion.
Species: California grunion, Leuresthes tenuis
Location: Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 09302  
California grunion, Leuresthes tenuis, Carlsbad
California grunion.
Species: California grunion, Leuresthes tenuis
Location: Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 09306  
Scribbled angelfish, Chaetodontoplus duboulayi
Scribbled angelfish.
Species: Scribbled angelfish, Chaetodontoplus duboulayi
Image ID: 09451  
Jack mackerel schooling around a diver. Summer, Trachurus symmetricus, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
Jack mackerel schooling around a diver. Summer.
Species: Pacific jack mackerel, Trachurus symmetricus
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 09635  
Half-moon perch school below offshore drift kelp, open ocean, Medialuna californiensis, San Diego, California
Half-moon perch school below offshore drift kelp, open ocean.
Species: Halfmoon perch, Medialuna californiensis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 09989  
A half-moon perch below offshore drift kelp, open ocean, Medialuna californiensis, San Diego, California
A half-moon perch below offshore drift kelp, open ocean.
Species: Halfmoon perch, Medialuna californiensis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 09995  
Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean, Mola mola, San Diego, California
Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 10001  
Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean, Mola mola, San Diego, California
Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 10002  
Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean, Mola mola, San Diego, California
Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 10004  
Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean, Mola mola, San Diego, California
Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 10008  
Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean, Mola mola, San Diego, California
Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 10022  
Ocean sunfish, open ocean, Mola mola, San Diego, California
Ocean sunfish, open ocean.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 10030  
Garibaldi swims over a kelp covered reef, Hypsypops rubicundus, San Clemente Island
Garibaldi swims over a kelp covered reef.
Species: Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 10192  
Lined seahorse, Hippocampus erectus
Lined seahorse.
Species: Lined seahorse, Hippocampus erectus
Image ID: 10294  
Schooling fish, Albany, James Island
Schooling fish, Albany.
Location: James Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Image ID: 02032  
Juvenile garibaldi displaying distinctive blue spots, Hypsypops rubicundus
Juvenile garibaldi displaying distinctive blue spots.
Species: Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus
Location: California
Image ID: 09388  
Fiji Barberi Clownfish, Amphiprion barberi, hiding among anemone tentacles, Fiji, Amphiprion barberi
Fiji Barberi Clownfish, Amphiprion barberi, hiding among anemone tentacles, Fiji.
Species: Fiji barberi clownfish, Amphiprion barberi
Location: Fiji
Image ID: 34989  
Bluestripe clownfish, Amphiprion chrysopterus, Fiji, Amphiprion chrysopterus
Bluestripe clownfish, Amphiprion chrysopterus, Fiji.
Species: Bluestripe clownfish, Amphiprion chrysopterus
Location: Fiji
Image ID: 34992  
Blue-banded goby in the Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, Lythrypnus dalli, Isla Angel de la Guarda, Baja California
Blue-banded goby in the Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
Species: Bluebanded goby, Lythrypnus dalli
Location: Isla Angel de la Guarda, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 40365  
Blacksmith, Chromis punctipinnis, Catalina Island, Chromis punctipinnis
Blacksmith, Chromis punctipinnis, Catalina Island.
Species: Blacksmith, Chromis punctipinnis
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 40522  
Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest, Stereolepis gigas, Catalina Island
Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest.
Species: Giant black sea bass, Stereolepis gigas
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 33365  
Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island, Stereolepis gigas
Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island.
Species: Giant black sea bass, Stereolepis gigas
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 33366  
Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest, Stereolepis gigas, Catalina Island
Giant black sea bass, endangered species, reaching up to 8' in length and 500 lbs, amid giant kelp forest.
Species: Giant black sea bass, Stereolepis gigas
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 33367  
Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island, Stereolepis gigas
Giant black sea bass, gathering in a mating - courtship aggregation amid kelp forest, Catalina Island.
Species: Giant black sea bass, Stereolepis gigas
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 33368  
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