Underwater view of male Garibaldi fish (Hypsypops rubicundus), he tugs at an octopus which swims over his nest. Opal eye fish (Girella nigricans) and Calico bass (Paralabrax clathratus) come near while the Garibaldi is distracted. The nest is a patch of golden algae on a rocky reef, onto which females have laid their eggs, this on the edge of a giant kelp forest (Macrocystis pyrifera). There are many types of algae, Rhodophyta or Rhodymenia, and Botryoglossum farlowianum. Healthy environment. Pacific Ocean. California Channel Islands. North America West Coast.

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