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Sea Raven

Hemitripterus americanus

Photo by mattsilvia7
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Description:

A sea raven photographed at night off Back Beach in Rockport, MA. He was sitting in the darkness above the bait in a lobster pot waiting for an easy meal to come by. Needless to say, he was bothered by the light blowing his cover, and swam at me to drive me off.

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Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin, 1789)

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PublishedMay 5, 2011

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