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ID |
Genus &
species |
Common Name |
Caption |
Date Taken |
Location |
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002U27
MSC 101 |
Aniculus elegans |
Hermit Crab |
A comedic, blue-eyed Hermit Crab poses for a night-time portrait. |
October 17, 1982 |
Gal‡pago Inn, Cozumel, MŽxico |
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036U09
MSC 103 |
Metridium giganteum |
Giant Powder Puff Anemone |
The mouth of a Giant Powder Puff Anemone, surrounded by fine white tentacles, looks soft and pillow-like. |
August 20, 1984 |
Off of TT beach, Big Sur Coast, CA, Monterey Bay National Ma |
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047U05
MSC 104 |
Octopus sp. |
Octopus |
This Hawaiian divemaster discovers that even a medium sized Octopus is a lot to handle. |
July 3, 2007 |
Carpenter's House, Kona Coast, Hawaii |
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084U19
MSC 105 |
Cyphoma gibbosum |
Flamingo Tongue |
A Flamingo Tongue grazing a swath across a Sea Fan. These mollusks, members of the cowrie family, are found almost exclusively on Sea Fans. |
November 11, 1987 |
Ginger Is., British Virgin Islands |
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093U33
MSC 106 |
Flabellina iodinea |
Spanish Shawl |
Photographed with close-up equipment, the incredibly vivid, inch-long Spanish Shawl nudibranch makes a dramatic impression. |
October 6, 1988 |
Murphy's Pot Holes (near Cortes Banks), off San Diego, CA |
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144U35
MSC 109 |
Macrocystis pyrifera |
Giant Kelp |
The developing float bulbs of a Giant Kelp stalk form a graceful arch. This tiny tip (2-3" are seen in this picture) can grow up to a foot a day. |
October 6, 1991 |
Soberanes Point, South of Carmel, CA, Monterey Bay National |
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147U21
MSC 110 |
Spirobranchus giganteus |
Caribbean Christmas Tree Worm |
A Caribbean Christmas Tree Worm makes its home in Brain Coral. The twin whorl of feeding tentacles is part of the worm's head. |
December 19, 1991 |
Anse Chastanet Reef, St. Lucia |
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235U03
MSC 113 |
Pentaceraster cumingi |
Gulf Stars |
A pair of brilliant Gulf Stars make contact with one another. Many species of Sea Stars interact via complex dances, so slow they take hours to comple |
April 18, 1994 |
Roca Redonda, Gal‡pagos |
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241U39
MSC 114 |
Hypsoblennius brevipinnis |
Red-Spotted Barnacle Blenny |
A Barnacle Blenny offers a humorous peek from its protective home. The head of this little fish is about the size of the tip of your little finger. |
April 20, 1994 |
Devil's Crown, Gal‡pagos |
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247U09
MSC 115 |
Aurelia aurita |
Moon Jelly |
The pulsing bell of a Moon Jelly pulls lacy stinging tentacles along behind. These jellies are dangerous to small marine life, but not to people. |
July 22, 1994 |
Between Wharf #2 & Shale Beds, Monterey, CA, Monterey Bay N |
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273U32
MSC 116 |
Hypsypops rubicundus |
Garibaldi |
A Garibaldi passes overhead, through a sun-drenched Southern California ocean. |
September 1, 1995 |
Window Pane, San Clemente Isl., Channel Islands National Mar |
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328U08
MSC 118 |
Sphyrna lewini |
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark |
A King Angelfish swims over the reef and away from a female Scalloped Hammerhead Shark after cleaning her skin, tattered from mating. |
May 3, 1996 |
Isla Darwin, Gal‡pagos |
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333U33
MSC 119 |
Sphyrna lewini |
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark |
An intimate portrait of a Scalloped Hammerhead Shark. The dark patches on either side of the mouth are the shark's electro-sensing organs. |
May 4, 1996 |
Isla Darwin, Gal‡pagos |
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338U31
MSC 120 |
Lyropecten magnificus |
Magnificent Scallop |
A Magnificent Scallop gapes wide open to filter food from sea water. The brilliantly colored fleshy "mantle" is dotted by tiny blue eyes. |
May 6, 1996 |
Punta Vicente Roca, Gal‡pagos |
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345U10
MSC 121 |
Prionurus laticlavius |
Yellow-Tailed Surgeonfish |
Yellow-Tailed Surgeonfish school so tightly they form a swimming curtain of bright color. |
May 8, 1996 |
Nameless Rock, Gal‡pagos |
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348U37
MSC 123 |
Zalophus californianus wollebacki |
Gal‡pagos Sea Lions |
A trio of Gal‡pagos Sea Lions cavort in shallow water. |
May 9, 1996 |
James Isl., Gal‡pagos Islands |
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357U35
MSC 124 |
Holacanthus clarionensis |
Clarion Angelfish |
A colorful Clarion Angelfish turns to face us, vibrant against a black background. |
November 9, 1996 |
North Wall, Cape Henslow Cove, Soccoro Is., Mexico. |
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360U13
MSC 125 |
Xanthichthys mento |
Red-Tailed Triggerfish |
A pair of Red-Tailed Triggerfish cross, momentarily appearing to kiss each other. |
November 10, 1996 |
The Boiler (Manta Rock), San Benedicto Is., MŽxico. |
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363U07
MSC 126 |
Manta hamiltoni |
Manta Ray |
A look upward at the underside of a Manta Ray. The ray's markings, like a human face, are unique. This Manta has a wingspan of about 16 feet. |
November 11, 1996 |
The Boiler (Manta Rock), San Benedicto Is., MŽxico. |
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386U35
MSC 127 |
Calliostoma annulatum |
Gold and Purple-Ringed Top Snail |
Close-up of a Gold and Purple-Ringed Top Snail on a blade of giant kelp. Side lighting accentuates the convoluted texture of the kelp. |
March 19, 1997 |
Point Lobos State Reserve, Carmel, CA |
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393U31
MSC 128 |
Macrocystis pyrifera |
Giant Kelp |
Blades of giant kelp undulate in the surging sea, as gas-filled bulbs keep the stalk floating upward toward the sun. |
July 4, 1997 |
Cypress Point, Carmel, CA, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanc |
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405U28
MSC 129 |
Hypsypops rubicundus |
Garibaldi |
A Juvenile Garibaldi gains protection behind the spines of a sea urchin. |
August 31, 1997 |
Pyramid Cove, San Clemente Island, Channel Islands National |
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410U19
MSC 132 |
Gibbonsia montereyensis |
Crevice Kelpfish |
A Crevice Kelpfish, with tail curved behind itself, displays camouflage markings, helping it blend in with the surrounding red coralline algae. |
September 2, 1997 |
Coral Gardens, Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Mari |
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426U11
MSC 133 |
Praya sp. |
Siphonophore |
The pulsating bell of a delicate Siphonophore chain works like a locomotive, pulling a gossamer train of primitive marine life that reaches 15 to 20 f |
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Noonday Rock, Farallon Islands National Marine Sanctuary, CA |
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428U37
MSC 134 |
Anthopleura elegantissma |
Aggregating Anemone |
The brilliant green coloring in the oral disk of an Aggregating Anemone comes largely from algae, which live co-operatively within the anemone. |
September 4, 1998 |
Off Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands National Marine Sa |
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337U21
MSC 135 |
Hippocampus ingens |
Pacific Seahorse |
An intimate portrait of a Pacific Seahorse. |
May 6, 1996 |
Punta Vicente Roca, Gal‡pagos |
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227U34
MSC 136 |
Chelonia agassizii |
Green Sea Turtle |
A pair of Green Sea Turtles play follow the leader over a Gal‡pagos reef. |
April 16, 1994 |
Isla Darwin, Gal‡pagos |
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227U36
MSC 137 |
Chelonia agassizii |
Green Sea Turtle |
A young Green Sea Turtle peers into the camera lens. A moment later he stroked the photographer's hand with his snout. |
April 16, 1994 |
Isla Darwin, Gal‡pagos |
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316U26
MSC 138 |
Chelonia agassizii |
Green Sea Turtle |
A Green Sea Turtle, waking from a nap, swims out of a dense stand of Black Coral. |
April 30, 1996 |
Cousin's Rock, Gal‡pagos |
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459U22
MSC 139 |
Phacellophora camschatica |
Egg-Yolk Jelly |
An Egg-Yolk Jelly glows in sunlight filtered through the aquamarine Pacific. |
July 23, 1999 |
Local's Ledge, Pebble Beach, CA |
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482U35
MSC 141 |
Thetys vagina |
Salp |
A section of a long chain of salps. The piece in the photo is about one foot long, the entire chain was over 30 feet. Each "link" in the chain will se |
September 6, 1999 |
Catalina Isl., Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, CA |
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023U14
MSC 144 |
Urticina lofotensis |
Spotted Rose Anemone |
A close view of the mouth of a Spotted Rose Anemone, pursing its "lips.". |
May 29, 1984 |
Guillemont Pinnacle, Point Lobos |
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560U23
MSC 145 |
Mastigas sp. |
Jellyfish Lake Jelly |
A jelly, endemic to isolated jellyfish lake. Looking upward through the water's surface, the jelly is framed against a blue sky with puffy clouds. |
January 1, 2001 |
Jellyfish Lake, Palau
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598U07
MSC 147 |
Cycloxanthops novemdentatus |
Large Pebble Crab in Aggregating Anemone |
A juvenile crab is protected from would-be predators, nestled in the stinger-laden tentacles of an Aggregating Anemone. |
August 31, 2001 |
The Arch, , Santa Barbara Is,., Channel Islands National Mar |
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635U24
MSC 151 |
Spondylus sp. |
Thorny Oyster |
A Thorny Oyster gapes wide open, allowing us to see the inverted smile of its spotted, fleshy mantle, a bit of its gills, inside. |
April 22, 2002 |
Tulamben Wall, Tulamben Marine Reserve, Bali |
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635U30
MSC 152 |
Taenianotus sp. |
Pink Leaf Scorpion Fish |
A close up portrait of a Pink Leaf Scorpion Fish. While numerous marine animals are bright red, shades of pink are rare in the sea. |
April 22, 2002 |
Tulamben Wall, Tulamben Marine Reserve, Bali |
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637U14
MSC 153 |
Pterois sp. |
Lion Fish |
A Lion Fish beds down for the night inside a Barrel Sponge. |
April 22, 2002 |
Sand Slope (between Paradise and Mimpis), Tulamben Marine Re |
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637U27
MSC 154 |
Polycarpa aurita |
Sea Squirt |
A colorful Tunicate, or Sea Squirt. |
April 22, 2002 |
Sand Slope (between Paradise and Mimpis), Tulamben Marine Re |
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638U06
MSC 155 |
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Sea Squirts |
A pair of glassy blue Sea Squirts seem finer and more delicate than porcelain. These animals are tiny, each about the size of a pencil eraser. |
April 23, 2002 |
Wreck of the USS Liberty, Tulamben Marine Reserve, Bali |
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638U29
MSC 156 |
Amphiprion sp. |
Anemone fish |
An intensely scarlet Anemone fish nestles for safety in the stinging tentacles of a Carpet Anemone. |
April 23, 2002 |
Wreck of the USS Liberty, Tulamben Marine Reserve, Bali |
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639U05
MSC 157 |
Heniochus diphreutes |
Bannerfish |
A pair of Bannerfish glide through the superstructure of the USS Liberty, a WWII era cargo ship that sank in Bali. |
April 23, 2002 |
Wreck of the USS Liberty, Tulamben Marine Reserve, Bali |
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653U07
MSC 158 |
Stenella longirostris |
Spinner Dolphins |
A pod of Spinner Dolphins stack closely as they glide from left to right across a sandy bottom in a Hawaiian bay. |
May 22, 2002 |
La Perouse Bay, Maui, Hawaii |
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653U10
MSC 159 |
Stenella longirostris |
Spinner Dolphins |
A pod of Spinner Dolphins, including at least two juveniles, cruises leisurely above a shallow sandy sea floor in a chevron formation. |
May 22, 2002 |
La Perouse Bay, Maui, Hawaii |
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610U15
MSC 160 |
Oxylebius pictus |
Painted Greenling |
A close look at a Painted Greenling allowing us to see the bright colors of its eye and body, and its fleshy "eyebrows.". |
September 4, 2001 |
Coral Pinnacle, Anacapa Is., Channel Islands National Marine |
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633U15
MSC 161 |
Caranx sexfasciatus |
Bigeye Jacks |
A school of Bigeye Jacks swirl in blue water. This school is usually found near a particular shipwreck, which has become an artificial reef. |
April 16, 2002 |
Wreck of the USS Liberty, Tulamben Marine Reserve, Bali |
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511U34
MSC 162 |
Phacellophora camschatica |
Egg-Yolk Jelly |
A juvenile Egg-Yolk Jelly, found drifting off the open coast of Big Sur. This tiny youngster, just a few inches long, will develop many more tentacles |
June 10, 2000 |
Pfeiffer Pinnacle, Big Sur Coast, Monterey Bay National Mari |
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479U12
MSC 163 |
Hypsypops rubicundus |
Garibaldi |
A pair of Garibaldi guards its nest. The uniform green-brown color on the rock behind them is a layer of eggs. |
September 6, 1999 |
Bird Splat Rock, off Catalina Isl., Channel Islands National |
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480U37
MSC 164 |
Mola Mola |
Ocean Sunfish |
An Ocean Sunfish swims near the surface of the Southern California Pacific. |
September 6, 1999 |
Ship Rock, off Catalina Isl., Channel Islands National Marin |
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557U17
MSC 165 |
Tridacna sp. |
Tridacna Clam Siphon |
The mantle of the endangered giant Tridacna Clam is isolated to create a vividly colored abstraction reminiscent of an eye. |
December 31, 2000 |
Sam's Dock, Koror, Palau |
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563U24
MSC 166 |
Tridacna sp. |
Tridacna Clam Mantle |
The mantle of the endangered giant Tridacna Clam is isolated to create a vividly blue-green colored abstraction. |
January 2, 2001 |
Tridacna Clam breeding reserve, Palau |