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What

Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus)

Observer

kljinsitka

Date

April 26, 2019 09:10 PM AKDT

Description

Inside Pacific halibut stomach

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What

Mosshead Warbonnet (Chirolophis nugator)

Observer

cjurnes

Date

April 17, 2024 05:50 PM PDT

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What

Cods and Haddocks (Family Gadidae)

Observer

greenwaterdiver

Date

April 19, 2024 02:26 PM PDT

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What

Sculpins and Allies (Suborder Cottoidei)

Observer

clstone

Date

April 18, 2024 02:13 PM PDT

Description

Possibly eggs

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What

Alaska Pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus)

Observer

rebeccareaderlee

Date

March 14, 2024 05:57 PM PDT

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What

Sculpins and Allies (Suborder Cottoidei)

Observer

heather-magpie

Date

April 13, 2024 12:19 PM PDT

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What

Pricklebacks (Family Stichaeidae)

Date

April 13, 2024 01:26 AM PDT

Description

Caught while catching sea worms

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What

Rockfishes (Genus Sebastes)

Date

April 13, 2024 01:25 AM PDT

Description

Caught while catching sea worms

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Observer

ewrunn1ng

Date

April 10, 2024 12:35 PM PDT

Description

These two were hiding in an empty Lewis's Moon Snail shell while waiting for the tide to come in.

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What

Red-trumpet Calcareous Tubeworm (Serpula columbiana)

Observer

anna-gardner

Date

November 13, 2023 04:40 PM PST

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Observer

leftcoaster

Date

March 31, 2024 11:20 AM PDT

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What

Firetail Dottyback (Labracinus cyclophthalmus)

Observer

harazaki

Date

May 31, 2014 02:22 PM JST

Description

He was eatting the my freshly laid eggs.

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What

Firetail Dottyback (Labracinus cyclophthalmus)

Observer

harazaki

Date

May 30, 2014 12:41 PM JST

Description

May. 26 2014
May. 27 2014
May. 28 2014
May. 29 2014
May. 30 2014

5 days of eggs observation

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What

Firetail Dottyback (Labracinus cyclophthalmus)

Observer

harazaki

Date

June 7, 2014 01:53 PM JST

Description

with eggs

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What

Notchbrow Blenny (Hypsoblennius gilberti)

Observer

tomleeturner

Date

April 2, 2020 01:36 PM PDT

Description

With eggs

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What

Midshipmen (Genus Porichthys)

Observer

kerihunsaker

Date

June 12, 2020 04:40 PM PDT

Description

Eggs.

Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

machi

Date

June 12, 2021 07:06 PM EDT

Description

Herring eggs? There was a carpet of this on the beach, but surprisingly the nearby gulls were not that interested

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What

Northern Searobin (Prionotus carolinus)

Observer

volt77

Date

September 13, 2021 03:04 PM EDT

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What

Western Cleaner Clingfish (Cochleoceps bicolor)

Observer

davemmdave

Date

December 24, 2021 12:43 PM ACDT

Description

Same fish at the same spot on the Pyura genus ascidian as was found 2 days ago and posted on this website. The eggs are present still.

Tags

dsm

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What

Northern Clingfish (Gobiesox maeandricus)

Observer

funnieanimals

Date

March 30, 2024 02:11 PM PDT

Description

Biggest one I've seen

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Observer

emikok

Date

March 15, 2023 01:27 PM JST

Description

male with eggs

Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

falkowski

Date

May 4, 2023 10:35 AM EDT

Description

Eggs caught in trawl net, blood vessels and eyes visibly moving

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What

Jewelled Blenny (Salarias fasciatus)

Observer

antjesus

Date

May 3, 2023 04:38 AM ChST

Description

are those his eggs that he’s protecting?

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What

Perch-like Fishes (Order Perciformes)

Observer

augurapart

Date

April 29, 2023 09:33 AM PDT

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What

Padded Sculpin (Artedius fenestralis)

Observer

rebeccasandee

Date

April 3, 2022 12:43 PM PDT

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What

Shorthorn Sculpins (Genus Myoxocephalus)

Observer

stormcatcher

Date

April 16, 2013
Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

stormcatcher

Date

April 7, 2012

Description

fish egg in zooplankton tow.

Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

brooklyyn

Date

February 16, 2023 07:26 PM PST

Description

Some sort of eggs at a night time low tide. Doing a little searching I thought maybe Sculpin, but I’m not sure!

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Observer

leftcoaster

Date

January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

Description

Night dive at Elliott Beach

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What

Rockhead (Bothragonus swanii)

Observer

simonele

Date

November 13, 2023 09:28 PM PST
Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

derek283

Date

February 6, 2022 01:27 PM UTC

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What

Smoothhead Sculpin (Artedius lateralis)

Observer

adam_mckenzie

Date

April 16, 2022 05:47 PM PDT

Place

Spring Bay (Google, OSM)

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What

Rockhead (Bothragonus swanii)

Observer

merondun

Date

March 17, 2024 01:56 PM PDT

Description

Very small juvenile, swimming elegantly. In stalked kelp forest but swimming around 2m depth in water column. Silverspotted..?

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What

Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasii)

Observer

mac-e

Date

April 11, 2020 02:12 PM PDT

Description

Large amount in the tidepool. Based on size and time of year i believe they are juvenile herring

Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

stormcatcher

Date

November 18, 2010 12:00 PM PST

Description

Fish larvae.

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What

Tubesnout (Aulorhynchus flavidus)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

April 27, 2021 09:29 PM PDT

Description

I suspect this is a tubesnout because there was a larger school of them. Some were more developed with the elongated snout.

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What

Rock Greenling (Hexagrammos lagocephalus)

Observer

wildlifeduke

Date

August 28, 2023 11:24 AM AKDT

Description

Possibly eggs attached to plant?

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What

Sculpins and Allies (Suborder Cottoidei)

Observer

thiebaud

Date

July 15, 2021 07:14 PM PDT

Place

Redondo (Google, OSM)

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What

Northern Ronquil (Ronquilus jordani)

Observer

madhipp

Date

July 10, 2021 09:57 AM AKDT

Description

carrying around some guts

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What

Alaskan Ronquil (Bathymaster caeruleofasciatus)

Observer

michaelangelo

Date

July 25, 2016 06:23 PM AKDT

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What

Alaskan Ronquil (Bathymaster caeruleofasciatus)

Observer

michaelangelo

Date

July 25, 2016 08:25 PM AKDT

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What

Alaskan Ronquil (Bathymaster caeruleofasciatus)

Observer

michaelangelo

Date

July 25, 2016 06:23 PM AKDT

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What

Northern Ronquil (Ronquilus jordani)

Observer

michaelangelo

Date

July 14, 2016 10:11 PM AKDT

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What

Northern Ronquil (Ronquilus jordani)

Observer

michaelangelo

Date

July 14, 2016 10:02 PM AKDT

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What

Ronquils (Family Bathymasteridae)

Observer

madhipp

Date

January 17, 2021 11:26 AM AKST

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What

Rockhead (Bothragonus swanii)

Observer

prickly_sculpin

Date

December 2022

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What

Crested Sculpin (Blepsias bilobus)

Observer

sergeymakeev

Date

August 13, 2000 12:24 PM +12

Description

Observation and determination was made by Fisheries Institute specialists.

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What

Rockhead (Bothragonus swanii)

Observer

jaspermont22

Date

February 11, 2024 06:54 PM PST

Place

CA, US (Google, OSM)

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What

Red Irish Lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus)

Observer

madhipp

Date

December 12, 2020 11:23 AM AKST

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What

Cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus)

Observer

emlim

Date

November 14, 2023 02:26 PM PST

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What

Cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus)

Observer

brettlowell

Date

December 12, 2023 04:57 PM PST

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What

Spinynose Sculpin (Asemichthys taylori)

Observer

kgsands

Date

February 28, 2024 08:39 AM AKST

Description

@demersal Egg mass is visible on the right side, mixed in with the algae

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What

Buffalo Sculpin (Enophrys bison)

Observer

thiebaud

Date

March 29, 2021 06:58 PM PDT

Place

Redondo (Google, OSM)

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What

Buffalo Sculpin (Enophrys bison)

Observer

imcote

Date

March 17, 2023 01:48 PM PDT

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What

Spinynose Sculpin (Asemichthys taylori)

Observer

kgsands

Date

February 28, 2024 08:39 AM AKST
Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

hannameyer

Date

August 4, 2022 09:36 AM PDT
Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

surge2

Date

June 6, 2022 09:52 AM PDT

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What

Pacific Sand Lance (Ammodytes personatus)

Observer

hermissenda

Date

May 21, 2022 12:36 PM PDT

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What

Sculpins and Allies (Suborder Cottoidei)

Observer

katiekushneryk

Date

March 16, 2022 09:26 AM PDT

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Observer

adam_mckenzie

Date

April 3, 2021 02:26 PM UTC

Place

Spring Bay (Google, OSM)

Description

Any idea what causes this?

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What

Sculpins and Allies (Suborder Cottoidei)

Observer

ja_fields

Date

October 1, 2021 10:46 PM PDT

Place

FHL docks (Google, OSM)

Description

Observed while nightlighting and then brought into lab for better photos

Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

aquaticreserves

Date

May 5, 2021 02:49 PM PDT

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What

Yellowtail Rockfish (Sebastes flavidus)

Observer

canaryrockfish

Date

December 19, 2021 12:07 PM PST

Description

With a deformed mouth

Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

thiebaud

Date

December 26, 2020 01:58 PM PST

Place

Three Tree (Google, OSM)
Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

thiebaud

Date

December 7, 2020 08:31 PM PST
Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

mmetler

Date

June 20, 2020 01:57 PM PDT

Place

Vashon (Google, OSM)

Description

Unidentifiable eggs from a forage fish survey. Fish? Or invertebrates?

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What

Surf Smelt (Hypomesus pretiosus)

Observer

krb5424

Date

October 23, 2019 05:55 PM PDT
Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

rambryum

Date

July 30, 2019 06:27 PM PDT

Description

Guessing. In sand. ~ 3cm long and perfectly transparent. High tide.

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Observer

agnes_clamfanger

Date

April 1, 2019 04:11 PM PDT

Description

Lots of tiny transparent baby fishes around

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What

Sculpins and Allies (Suborder Cottoidei)

Observer

mmetler

Date

April 18, 2018 01:03 PM PDT

Description

Whose eggs are these?

Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

ian58

Date

June 26, 2017 12:52 PM PDT
Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

raewest00

Date

June 26, 2017 12:55 PM PDT

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What

Gunnels (Family Pholidae)

Observer

wendy5

Date

May 26, 2017 11:44 AM PDT

Description

This 2" eel-like fish is transparent, so you can see its bones! I noticed it on a rock during the minus tide, and had never seen one before.

Tags

Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

sarah_grossman

Date

June 2021

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What

Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasii)

Observer

jiquita

Date

April 25, 2015 09:36 AM PDT

Description

Found on the beach. Plant or eggs?

Ray-finned Fishes

Photos / Sounds

What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

syntheticperson

Date

March 19, 2016 05:59 PM PDT

Description

Found this cluster of eggs by the water's edge at the beach just north of heart's desire, tomales bay. What kind of sea creatures do these eggs belong to?

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What

Fathead Sculpins (Family Psychrolutidae)

Observer

adam_mckenzie

Date

May 1, 2021 09:36 AM UTC

Description

Only an inch long

Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

hermissenda

Date

May 31, 2021 12:24 PM PDT

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What

Buffalo Sculpin (Enophrys bison)

Observer

likebugs

Date

June 24, 2021 12:18 PM PDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Plainfin Midshipman (Porichthys notatus)

Observer

kjepsen

Date

August 6, 2021 11:12 AM PDT
Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

c_kondrat

Date

July 21, 2017 11:33 AM MDT

Photos / Sounds

Observer

pacificplankton

Date

February 8, 2017 02:02 PM PST

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What

Topsmelt Silverside (Atherinops affinis)

Observer

neontetraploid

Date

July 1, 2018 12:05 PM PDT
Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

voegelein

Date

June 24, 2018 05:30 PM PDT
Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

alyssasmallwood

Date

June 19, 2018 10:20 AM PDT
Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

aliciacordero

Date

June 19, 2018 10:23 AM PDT
Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

aliciacordero

Date

June 19, 2018 10:21 AM PDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Typical Sculpins (Family Cottidae)

Observer

rebeccafay

Date

June 16, 2018 07:15 AM PDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Plainfin Midshipman (Porichthys notatus)

Observer

luislechuga

Date

March 6, 2018 11:49 AM PST

Photos / Sounds

Observer

carrion

Date

March 10, 2018 03:22 PM PST
Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

carinb

Date

August 5, 2019 09:23 AM PDT
Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

rebeccafay

Date

July 18, 2019 08:20 AM PDT
Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

rebeccafay

Date

July 18, 2019 09:04 AM PDT

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What

Tidepool Sculpin (Oligocottus maculosus)

Observer

merav

Date

June 9, 2019 11:10 AM PDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Sculpins and Allies (Suborder Cottoidei)

Observer

anniemiller

Date

June 8, 2019 09:37 AM PDT

Photos / Sounds

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

June 8, 2019 10:08 AM PDT

Description

Tiny baby fish.

Ray-finned Fishes

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What

Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)

Observer

nomsequitur

Date

February 16, 2019 03:11 PM PST

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What

Typical Sculpins (Family Cottidae)

Observer

llranger

Date

September 30, 2020 09:17 AM PDT

Description

The tiny large finned fish in the photo.

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What

Typical Sculpins (Family Cottidae)

Observer

llranger

Date

September 30, 2020 09:18 AM PDT

Description

The tiny large finned fish.