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Aquaria at the Interpretive Center, Doheny State Park, and Dana Point intertidal, Dana Point, Orange Co., CA, March 6, 2015

-	Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) is a member of the damselfish family (Pomacentridae), and in California is both protected and is the State Fish of California.	-
-	Topsmelt (Atherinops affinis) belong to the silverside family, Atherinidae, along with the grunion.	-
-	A freakish spiny lobster with three antennae!!!	-
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A Pteropurpura trialata in the center, left of three (see below). At least the right one of three is a P. festiva, and I thing the middle one too. Above the "rock shells" label are at least on (right of three) Maxwellia gemma.	-	-
The threaded abalone is probably best considered a southern subspecies (Haliotis kamtschatkana assimilis) of the pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana kamtschatkana).	-	-
-	The Pacific seahorse (Hippocampus ingens) normally ranges as far south as Peru and as far north as central Baja California, associated with coral reefs. Occasionally it is spotted further north in San Diego.	A midshipman fish has photophores to attract other fishes.
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Megathura crenulata (giant keyhole limpet)	-	-
-	California two-spot octopus (we have two species, Octopus bimaculatus and O. bimaculoides)	-
The small purplish ribbed mussel, Brachidontes adamsianus (in foreground) with California mussels, Mytilus californianus behind.	-	Acanthochitona avicula
Leptochiton rugatus (the red-foot chiton)	Lepidozona pectinulata	Lepidozona cf. scrobiculata (a likely species complex in California)
Volvarina taeniolata (Marginellidae)	Pteropurpura trialata (three-winged murex) and small adult Stenoplax conspicua (conspicuous chiton)	-
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-	-	Doriopsilla albopunctata, probably the most-often seen nudibranch this semester
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