Squid Spawning, Scuba dive off La Jolla Shores, December 5, 2011
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Mating aggregation of
Aplysia californica
sea hares
Market squid
Loligo opalescens
facing young horn shark
Heterodontus francisci
Janolus barbarensis
slug on kelp
Pipefish and market squid
Loligo opalescens
eggs
California stingray
Urobatis halleri
market squid
Loligo opalescens
considering mating
mating market squid
Loligo opalescens
mating market squid
Loligo opalescens
with pipefish facing them
mating market squid
Loligo opalescens
mating market squid
Loligo opalescens
with squid egg sacs
mating market squid
Loligo opalescens
with squid egg sacs
Female market squid
Loligo opalescens
carrying egg sac
mating market squid
Loligo opalescens
with squid egg sacs
mating market squid
Loligo opalescens
with squid egg sacs
Female market squid
Loligo opalescens
attaching egg sac
mating market squid
Loligo opalescens
mating market squid
Loligo opalescens
Female market squid
Loligo opalescens
attaching egg sac while male squid tries to mate with her
Speckled sanddab
Citharichthys stigmaeus
juvenile crab
Loxorhynchus
sp.
Yellow crab
Cancer anthonyi
Sea pansy
Renilla koellikeri
Sand dollars
Dendraster excentricus
Swimming crab
Portunus xantusii
amidst sand dollars
Dendraster excentricus
California thornback ray
Platyrhinoidis triseriata
marine snail
Calliostoma canaliculatum