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Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
Marbled sculpin eggs
(shown with California hydrocoral, stylaster californicus)
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Photographer: Lovell and Libby Langstroth
Organization: California Academy of Sciences
Collection: CalAcademy
ID: 0000 0000 0505 0152 (2005-05-03)Copyright © 2005 California Academy of Sciences
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date of photo Nov 1981
latitude 36.54760 longitude -121.92494 max error distance 4877 meters
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horizontal datum World Geodetic System 1984 georeferencing source GeoLocatelocation
Carmel Bay (Monterey County, California, US)family
Cottidae
order
Scorpaeniformes
class Osteichthyes
habitat Subtidalnotes Here, a cabezon has deposited her eggs on California hydrocoral where a male will ferlilize them. Though these fish are very tasty, their roe is highly toxic, at least to mammals. Males, however, often guard the nest suggesting the eggs have some vulnerability. Depth 23m.camera Nikon in Oceanic housing
photo category: Animal - Fish
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
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| common names
Marbled sculpin eggs
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| 1. | Reviewed by Simon J. Tonge Dec 7, 2017 |
| Action: changed name from "Scorpaenichthys marmoratus, eggs" to "Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
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