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One-spot Fringehead

Neoclinus uninotatus

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33.8834, -118.413

Field Notes

Description:

A long thin fish with a huge mouth. Mottled red, pink, and gray. The dorsal fin can be raised as a threat display and has a false eye on it to confuse predators.

Habitat:

Tide pools and rocky reefs.

Notes:

Roundhouse Aquarium, Manhattan Beach, California

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Mark Ridgway
Wow it looks like that could eat something bigger than it's head.

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California Coastal Wildlife Watch
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Captive Animals
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Mimetic Animals of the World
Photographed
PublishedJuly 6, 2019

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