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© 2012 Jackie Hildering-6101892
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.
P5191442 - Female scalyhead sculpin - appears very ready to release eggs!
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.
P5191421 - Lingcod
P5121283 Grunt sculpin.
P5121280 Grunt sculpin
© 2012 Jackie Hildering-4210942 April 21 - I was photographing a male decorated warbonnet in a crack (on left) when a female (right) swam in and nestled beside the first!!!! This is a mated pair. They may even have had a clutch of eggs.
© 2012 Jackie Hildering-4140659
P5191442 - Female scalyhead sculpin - appears very ready to release eggs!
P5191442 - Female scalyhead sculpin - appears very ready to release eggs!
P5191442 - Female scalyhead sculpin - appears very ready to release eggs!
See photo in original gallery.
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