End of the night for the mating California Market Squid, they are moving slowly now. Dying and exhausted squid are seen on the seafloor, the dead parents are supposed to distract predators away from the helpless egg sacs which are planted elsewhere on the ocean bottom.Some squid are still mating, males gripping females with red tentacles. At :15 seconds, a camouflaged Pacific Sand Dab, flatfish, (Citharichthys sordidus), is seen resting on the sandy bottom. He first reveals himself by shaking sand onto himself, to complete his disguise. Good camouflage. Pacific Ocean. California Channel Islands.

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End of the night for the mating California Market Squid, they are moving slowly now. Dying and exhausted squid are seen on the seafloor, the dead parents are supposed to distract predators away from the helpless egg sacs which are planted elsewhere on the ocean bottom.Some squid are still mating, males gripping females with red tentacles. At :15 seconds, a camouflaged Pacific Sand Dab, flatfish, (Citharichthys sordidus), is seen resting on the sandy bottom. He first reveals himself by shaking sand onto himself, to complete his disguise. Good camouflage. Pacific Ocean. California Channel Islands.

End of the night for the mating California Market Squid, they are moving slowly now. Dying and exhausted squid are seen on the seafloor, the dead parents are supposed to distract predators away from the helpless egg sacs which are planted elsewhere on the ocean bottom.Some squid are still mating, males gripping females with red tentacles. At :15 seconds, a camouflaged Pacific Sand Dab, flatfish, (Citharichthys sordidus), is seen resting on the sandy bottom. He first reveals himself by shaking sand onto himself, to complete his disguise. Good camouflage. Pacific Ocean. California Channel Islands.
 
The Shot: Close Up Pan Track
Subject: Animal Fish Large Group Marine Invertebrate California Market Squid Pacific Sanddab Citharichthys sordidus Doryteuthis opalescens Flatfish Myopsid Squid Ocean Floor Opalescent Inshore Squid Sea Floor Seabed Spawning Aggregation Competitive Dead Death Weak
Action: Camouflage Color Change Compete Dying Mate Mating Reproduction Rest Spawn Swim
Environment: Night Coast Marine Sanctuary Ocean Sand Temperate Underwater Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Channel Islands of California North America North Pacific Ocean Southern California United States

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