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Sea life offshore of Morro Bay, California

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Critters on the bottom of the ocean, a sea star, skate, and rockfish.
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A small juvenile skate (left) and a large rockfish (right) hang out on the murky, silty seafloor with sea stars. Water depth: 856 m (2808 ft).

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