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Sebastes atrovirens
Kelp Rockfish
(shown with Sea stars)

Photographer: Lovell and Libby Langstroth
Organization: California Academy of Sciences
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 0000 0000 0305 0487 (2005-03-17)

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date of photo Jan 1982

location Carmel Bay (Monterey County, California, US)

family Scorpaenidae

habitat Kelp Forest

notes Usually a solitary fish found in the kelp forest with a home range of only a few meters. They feed at night on small creatures inhabiting the substratum. Length about 20 cm. Depth about 10 m.

camera Nikon in Oceanic housing

photo category: Animal - Fish

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common names Kelp Rockfish (ITIS ) Kelp Rockfish (photographer)

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