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sheepshead1

Male sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher) in giant kelp bed.

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Identification: Semicossyphus pulcher (California sheephead)
Date Taken: 2011
Location: La Jolla, California
Contributors: Paul Detwiler
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Subjects: Anatomy coloration/patterning disruptive coloration (spots/stripes); Anatomy male; Life Stages and Gender adult/sexually mature; Subject Live Animal; Type Photo; Behaviors locomotion swimming

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