Irish lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus, giant sculpin) hides in a crevice; walls of undersea pinnacles are covered with invertebrate life, anemones, sea cucumbers, sea stars, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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Irish lord; Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus, giant sculpin, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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tiger rockfish, Sebastes nigrocinctus, never far from its home crevice, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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wolf eel; Anarrhichthys ocellatus; feed on crabs and urchin; six feet long, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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Irish lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus, giant sculpin) hides in a crevice; walls of undersea pinnacles are covered with invertebrate life, anemones, sea cucumbers, sea stars, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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Buffalo sculpin (Enophrys bison, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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ratfish; Hydrolagus colliei; usually a deep dwelling fish; found in shallower waters off Pacific Northwest coast; Alaska, July 2005
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ratfish; Hydrolagus colliei; usually a deep dwelling fish; found in shallower waters off Pacific Northwest coast; Alaska, July 2005
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claspers of ratfish, males use in mating; Hydrolagus colliei; usually a deep dwelling fish; found in shallower waters off Pacific Northwest coast; Alaska, July 2005
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lingcod Ophiodon elongatus; grow to 105 lbs, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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leech, probably striped leech (Notostomobdella cyclostoma) on the eye of a ling cod Ophiodon elongatus, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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leech, probably striped leech (Notostomobdella cyclostoma) on the eye of a ling cod Ophiodon elongatus, also 4 sea lice (copepods) just below the eye with the egg strings visible (all females), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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bull kelp Nereocystis; one large gas-filled float, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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lion's mane jellyfish; Cyanea capillata; bell can reach three meters diameter and weigh one ton; Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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lion's mane jellyfish; Cyanea capillata; bell can reach three meters diameter and weigh one ton; Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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water jelly, Aequorea spp., mouth in center of tentacles, often bioluminesces, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
