Northwest Dive Club

Hey guys and gals,
I'm working on a project for my Biology class that has to do with the identification of Marine vertebrate/invertebrate species. So far I've been doing pretty good with identifying the pictures I've taken, but now I'm stuck and I'd love your help... I think I'm doing pretty good seeing that out of 87 photos these were the only ones I had issues with...
Thank you for your help

Not sure about the first and the last two, but the second one is a Rose Anemone.

Chenari wrote:Not sure about the first and the last two, but the second one is a Rose Anemone.

Urticina piscivora if you're keeping score

I don't know for sure, but I think the last one is actually tubeworms of some sort.

correct on the fat gaper. The first anemone is Urticina columbiana (piscivora have shorter tentacles and are never in sand), the second a small Metridium (probably senile). Don't know the yellow sponge though.

Okay, I lied. Last one I need help with

Based on the dual barbels at the corner of the mouth, I'm going to guess smoothhead sculpin, Artedius lateralis. But it could be a padded sculpin. I don't think it's a tidepool sculpin because the shape of the snout doesn't match, but that's as close as I can get. Greg?????

looks like a male scalyhead- if you magnify the head you can see the cirri by the eyes.

Greg Jensen wrote:looks like a male scalyhead- if you magnify the head you can see the cirri by the eyes.

I tried to magnify it in Photoshop but didn't see the cirri. Then again, I'm not that proficient at doing such things in Photoshop. I also don't really see the three stripes in the eye, but that could be the angle. You're the sculpin expert so I will defer to your identification

Thank you very much for your help

For the last pic I posted that was a sponge of some sort, do you think a Glove Sponge Neoesperiopsis digitata may fit it? It could be a small one....