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Juvenile Garibaldi

Hypsypops rubicundus

Description:

Juvenile garibaldi fish are yellow-orange with iridescent blue spots and do not mature until five or six years old and eight inches long.

Habitat:

Located at the edge of the Catalina Casino building, the Casino Point Marine Park is Southern California's first city-designated underwater park. Established in 1965 by the City of Avalon as a reserve, Casino Point Marine Park has an abundance of marine life, giant kelp forests, and several shipwrecks to explore. Several artificial reefs have been established to provide additional habitats.

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2 Comments

joanbstanley
joanbstanley 10 years ago

It has taken awhile to pin them down, but I think I finally have.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

I'm impressed joanbstanley, you have all the IDs of your latest spottings!

joanbstanley
Spotted by
joanbstanley

Avalon, California, USA

Spotted on May 29, 2013
Submitted on Jun 17, 2013

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