Search results for Island Wrasse

Bignose Unicornfish, Naso vlamingii, being cleaned by a small wrasse, Fiji.
Species: Bignose unicornfish, Naso vlamingii
Location: Namena Marine Reserve, Namena Island, Fiji
Image ID: 34735  

Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head.
Species: Mexican hogfish, Bodianus diplotaenia
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 09606  

California golden gorgonian and small juvenile sheephead 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, Muricea californica
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 37057  

Sheephead wrasse, Garibaldi and golden gorgonian, with a underwater forest of giant kelp rising in the background, underwater.
Species: California golden gorgonian, Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus, Muricea californica
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 37093  

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  

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

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  

California golden gorgonian and small juvenile sheephead 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, Muricea californica, Semicossyphus pulcher
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 23421  

California Golden gorgonian, red gorgonian, sheephead.
Species: California golden gorgonian, Red gorgonian, Leptogorgia chilensis, Lophogorgia chilensis, Muricea californica, Semicossyphus pulcher
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 02533  

Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head, Revilligigedos.
Species: Mexican hogfish, Bodianus diplotaenia
Image ID: 05768  

Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head.
Species: Mexican hogfish, Bodianus diplotaenia
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 09609  

Mexican hogfish, adult male showing fleshy bump on head.
Species: Mexican hogfish, Bodianus diplotaenia
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 09618  

Bluethroat Wrasse, Notolabrus tetricus, Adult Male, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
Species: Bluethroat Wrasse, Notolabrus tetricus
Location: Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Image ID: 39227  

California golden gorgonian and small juvenile sheephead 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 sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 30903  

Bignose Unicornfish, Naso vlamingii, being cleaned by a small wrasse, Fiji.
Species: Bignose unicornfish, Naso vlamingii
Location: Namena Marine Reserve, Namena Island, Fiji
Image ID: 34998  

California golden gorgonian and small juvenile sheephead 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, Muricea californica
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 37095  

Mexican hogfish, female coloration, Islas San Lorenzo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Species: Mexican hogfish, Bodianus diplotaenia
Location: Islas San Lorenzo, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 40432  

Mexican hogfish, female coloration, Islas San Lorenzo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico.
Species: Mexican hogfish, Bodianus diplotaenia
Location: Islas San Lorenzo, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 40433  

California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher, Catalina Island.
Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 40518  

California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher, Catalina Island.
Species: California sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 40530  

Sheephead and invasive sargassum, Catalina.
Species: Sargassum, Sheephead wrasse, Sargassum horneri, Semicossyphus pulcher
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 30974  

California sheephead and golden gorgonian, giant kelp forest filters sunlight in the background, underwater.
Species: California sheephead wrasse, Muricea californica, Semicossyphus pulcher
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 23449  

Bluethroat Wrasse, Notolabrus tetricus, Adult Male, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
Species: Bluethroat Wrasse, Notolabrus tetricus
Location: Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Image ID: 39238  

Brownspotted Wrasse, Notolabrus parilus, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
Species: Brownspotted Wrasse, Notolabrus parilus
Location: Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Image ID: 39247  

Bluethroat Wrasse, Notolabrus tetricus, Adult Female, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
Species: Bluethroat Wrasse, Notolabrus tetricus
Location: Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Image ID: 39259  

Bluethroat Wrasse, Notolabrus tetricus, Adult Male, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
Species: Bluethroat Wrasse, Notolabrus tetricus
Location: Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Image ID: 39273  

California sheephead and golden gorgonian, giant kelp forest filters sunlight in the background, underwater.
Species: California sheephead wrasse, Muricea californica, Semicossyphus pulcher
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 23472  

California golden gorgonian 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 sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 30888  

Juvenile sheephead and gorgonian, Catalina.
Species: Sheephead wrasse, Semicossyphus pulcher
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 30975