Lion's Mane nudibrachs (Melibe leonina), use their huge hood-like structures to filter their food from the water column. Eagle Landing, Catalina Island.
Three-lined Aeolid (Flabellina trilineata) on a blade of kelp. This tiny nudibrach is less than 15mm in length. Santa Cruz Island, California.
A massive school of blacksmith fights the current at Farnsworth Bank.
Female sheephead and Southern Sea Palm at San Clemente Island, California.
Giant Sea Bass poses in the kelp forest.  Goat Harbor - Catalina Island, California.
A tiny proliferating anemone (~1cm) clings to a bladder of giant kelp, high above the sea floor. Point Loma, California.
Garibaldi in the dive park at Casino Point, Catalina Island.
A small fried-egg jelly is highlighted by the bright sun and clear water at Santa Barbara Island, California.
California market squid, in search of a mate.
Lion's Mane nudibrachs (Melibe leonina), use their huge hood-like structures to filter their food from the water column. Eagle Landing, Catalina Island.
Lion's Mane nudibrachs (Melibe leonina), use their huge hood-like structures to filter their food from the water column. Eagle Landing, Catalina Island.
Lion's Mane nudibrachs (Melibe leonina), use their huge hood-like structures to filter their food from the water column. Eagle Landing, Catalina Island.
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