Underwater view of male Garibaldi fish (Hypsypops rubicundus) guarding his nest. A giant purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) has gotten too near, and the Garibaldi uses his mouth to move the urchin, it falls off the reef. Also, the Garibaldi chases away a calico bass (Paralabrax clathratus) which swims too near. And another calico bass is escorted away. The Garibaldi nest is a patch of golden algae which the Garibaldi cultivated on a flat reef face, and then passing females laid their eggs there, on the edge of a giant kelp forest (Macrocystis pyrifera). There are many types of algae, Rhodophyta or Rhodymenia, and Botryoglossum farlowianum on the reef. Healthy environment. Beauty shot, good dappling sunlight on subjects. Pacific Ocean. Nesting behavior. California Channel Islands. North America West Coast.

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Underwater view of male Garibaldi fish (Hypsypops rubicundus) guarding his nest. A giant purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) has gotten too near, and the Garibaldi uses his mouth to move the urchin, it falls off the reef. Also, the Garibaldi chases away a calico bass (Paralabrax clathratus) which swims too near. And another calico bass is escorted away. The Garibaldi nest is a patch of golden algae which the Garibaldi cultivated on a flat reef face, and then passing females laid their eggs there, on the edge of a giant kelp forest (Macrocystis pyrifera). There are many types of algae, Rhodophyta or Rhodymenia, and Botryoglossum farlowianum on the reef. Healthy environment. Beauty shot, good dappling sunlight on subjects. Pacific Ocean. Nesting behavior. California Channel Islands. North America West Coast.

Underwater view of male Garibaldi fish (Hypsypops rubicundus) guarding his nest. A giant purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) has gotten too near, and the Garibaldi uses his mouth to move the urchin, it falls off the reef. Also, the Garibaldi chases away a calico bass (Paralabrax clathratus) which swims too near. And another calico bass is escorted away. The Garibaldi nest is a patch of golden algae which the Garibaldi cultivated on a flat reef face, and then passing females laid their eggs there, on the edge of a giant kelp forest (Macrocystis pyrifera). There are many types of algae, Rhodophyta or Rhodymenia, and Botryoglossum farlowianum on the reef. Healthy environment. Beauty shot, good dappling sunlight on subjects. Pacific Ocean. Nesting behavior. California Channel Islands. North America West Coast.

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