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Scuba diver with heavily colonized handrail on the scuttled former Coast Guard cutter Ruby E, at 55 to 80 fsw, off the San Diego
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Photographer: Joseph Dougherty
ID: 0000 0000 0210 2341 (2010-02-22)Copyright © 2010 Joseph Dougherty, M.D./ecology.org
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Oct 2009
location
Wreck Alley, off the San Diego coast (San Diego County, California, US)species associated with this habitat: Trachurus symmetricus Oxylebius pictus Coryphopterus nicholsi Semicossyphus pulcher Chromis punctipinnis Hypsypops rubicundus Oxyjulis californica Ophiodon elongatus Scorpaenichthys marmoratus Gymnothorax mordax Corynactis californica Macrocyst notes The wreck has become a very effective artificial reef, literally coated on all surfaces with invertebrate life. It has become a very popular dive site as well as a refuge for many different kinds of fish.keywords: scuba, diving, ocean, nautical, sea, kelp forests, artificial reefs, sealife, rookery, fish nursery, shelter, reef, wreck, tourism, sport, sea, mar, La Jolla, Mission Bay, adventure, wreck diving, wreck, sunken ships, travel
camera Nikon D200 in underwater housing with dual underwater strobes.
photo category: Landscape - habitat
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