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jackiehildering  > Underwater > Fish - NE Pacific
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P5191442 - Female scalyhead sculpin - appears very ready to release eggs!
P5201485 - Male cabezon guarding eggs! He's about 1 m long! These fish usually bolt at the first sign of a diver - except when guarding eggs. So VERY fortunate to have had this photographic opportunity. The egg mass in this image is purple and near the cabezon's chin. There is a second silver-coloured mass further out of view that is presumably from a second female. I was so lucky here as apparently, when egg-guarding, the males can be quite aggressive. This individual tolerated my presence while in this very alert position - dorsal fin and cirri erect.
P5201490 - Male cabezon guarding eggs! He's about 1 m long! See previous image for close-up. There are two egg masses in the image - a purple mass just under his chin and then a second silver-coloured mass cascading down in the forefront of the image.
P5191436 - Master of camouflage - a red Irish lord.
P5191423- Buffalo sculpin guarding two females' egg masses.
P5191396 - Head on perspective on a buffalo sculpin.
P5191407 - Red irish lord tucked away among anemones.
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P5201485 - Male cabezon guarding eggs! He's about 1 m long! These fish usually bolt at the first sign of a diver - except when guarding eggs. So VERY fortunate to have had this photographic opportunity. The egg mass in this image is purple and near the cabezon's chin. There is a second silver-coloured mass further out of view that is presumably from a second female.
I was so lucky here as apparently, when egg-guarding, the males can be quite aggressive. This individual tolerated my presence while in this very alert position - dorsal fin and cirri erect.
P5201485 - Male cabezon guarding eggs! He's about 1 m long! These fish usually bolt at the first sign of a diver - except when guarding eggs. So VERY fortunate to have had this photographic opportunity. The egg mass in this image is purple and near the cabezon's chin. There is a second silver-coloured mass further out of view that is presumably from a second female. I was so lucky here as apparently, when egg-guarding, the males can be quite aggressive. This individual tolerated my presence while in this very alert position - dorsal fin and cirri erect.
P5201485 - Male cabezon guarding eggs! He's about 1 m long! These fish usually bolt at the first sign of a diver - except when guarding eggs. So VERY fortunate to have had this photographic opportunity. The egg mass in this image is purple and near the cabezon's chin. There is a second silver-coloured mass further out of view that is presumably from a second female.
I was so lucky here as apparently, when egg-guarding, the males can be quite aggressive. This individual tolerated my presence while in this very alert position - dorsal fin and cirri erect.
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Keywords: fish canada cabezon british columbia sculpin fish eggs northern vancouver island egg guarding
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