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Facelina stearnsi nudibranch
it's uncommon to see these in San Diego
Facelina stearnsi [left] & Hermissenda opalescens [right] nudibranchs
uncommon & common
Strawberry anemones & Mexichromis porterae nudibranch
Mexichromis porterae nudibranch
it's uncommon to see these in San Diego
Peltodoris nobilis nudibranch & featherduster polychaete worm
sheep crab Loxorhynchus grandis
showing its mouth foot with a pinching claw
those must come in handy
... carrying your own fork around with you all the time
Courting painted greenlings Oxylebius pictus down a rock crack
the darkly colored male at right was jittering its body
in front of the lighter colored female at left
and impressing the heck out of her
Male painted greenling Oxylebius pictus in its courtship spawning coloration
normal male coloration is similar to the female
Spawning painted greenlings Oxylebius pictus
the lighter colored female looked more vividly colored than normal
she must have really wanted this bad boy