FishMarine Life They Look More Like Snakes Than Fish: California Moray Eels Stats (Gymnothorax mordax) Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Gnathostomata Superclass: Pisces Class: Actinopterygii Order: Anguilliformes Family: Muraenidae Subfamily: Muraeninae…Bonnie J. CardoneApril 4, 2019
CnidariaMarine LifeMarine Life Identification Spotting the Two-Spot: All About the Two-Spot Octopus While two-spot octopuses are not uncommon in Southern California waters, they aren’t always easy to spot. They are usually wedged…Bonnie J. CardoneMarch 8, 2019
CnidariaMarine Life California’s Undersea Flower Animals: The Stony Corals It’s a fact stranger than fiction: there are underwater creatures commonly found in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast…Bonnie J. CardoneNovember 1, 2018
Marine Life Ocean Creatures Without Borders: Observing SoCal’s Changing Ocean A glass globe of the earth sitting in sand of a beach with waves crashing in the background. Political borders…Dr. Bill BushingOctober 8, 2018
FishMarine LifeMarine Life Identification Red, Green, Yellow and Brown: The Colorful Lives of California Kelpfish Kelpfish Stats Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Gnathostomata Superclass: Pisces Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Clinidae: Giant kelpfish,…Bonnie J. CardoneSeptember 19, 2018
CnidariaMarine LifeMarine Life Identification A Pop of Color: Admiring California Hydrocoral Much prized by underwater photographers for its beautiful colors, California hydrocoral (Stylaster californicus) is one of the 350 species of…Mark YoungAugust 10, 2018
GastropodsMarine Life Gorgeous Gastropods: Admiring SoCal’s Colorful Seashells Shell Stats Intriguing shapes and gem-like colors distinguish the seashells shown here — but the vast majority of these fascinating marine creatures…Bonnie J. CardoneJuly 11, 2018
Marine LifeSharks & Rays It’s Not Easy Being A Shark: A Different Look at Shark Attacks A familiar outline materialized before me as I finned along the sea floor. The pattern in the sand left little doubt that…Bruce WatkinsJuly 9, 2018
Marine Life “Nobody Here But Us Otters”: Scuba Solitude at Monterey’s Otter Cove Monterey County has an incredible variety of dive sites, and nearly every public access point offers up a great dive.…Bruce WatkinsJuly 5, 2018
Marine LifeMarine mammals Mega Magic: The Magnificent Humpback Whales Humpback whales commonly grow to a length of close to 50 feet, and by the time they are adults, they…Marty SnydermanApril 4, 2018