Dirona picta nudibranch clinging to a piece of algae. La Jolla Shores, San Diego, California.
Large male sheephead patrol their territories on the oil rigs.  This guy was just begging to have his portrait taken.
Female sheephead at the oil rigs.
Juvenile Treefish at Crescent Bay.
This curious little kelp bass was just begging to have his portrait taken.  Oh, and he's waving.
A rare nudibranch in Southern California, this tiny Babakina festiva is only the size of a grain of cooked risotto.  Anacapa Island.
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 pair of brightly colored juvenile garibaldi chase each other round the reef.  They eventually lose the neon blue markings as they reach adulthood.  Catalina Island.
Dirona picta nudibranch clinging to a piece of algae. La Jolla Shores, San Diego, California.
Dirona picta nudibranch clinging to a piece of algae. La Jolla Shores, San Diego, California.
Dirona picta nudibranch clinging to a piece of algae. La Jolla Shores, San Diego, California.
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