Favoritos de thiebaud

I found 10 of these, 2 to 4 mm long, on a very fine, filamentous green alga in a shallow, high intertidal rocky pool amongst patchy salt marsh.

Specimens match Gould's (1870) description and illustrations of this species (as Calliopaea fuscata) from Boston Harbor.

Post-larvae

Found by hubby.

Identified by Keoki Stender: https://www.marinelifephotography.com/fishes/lizardfishes/trachinocephalus-trachinus.htm

Suggested reference: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/253494942_Transport_of_reef_lizardfish_larvae_by_an_ocean_eddy_in_Hawaiian_waters

A friend was collecting plankton for the marine science center, and found three colorful shrimp in the tow net. Thanks, @timlawson, for assisting with the photography! I think this red 1.2" shrimp with a few blue dots is Heptacarpus franciscanus.

The first time they've been seen outside the den. SEVEN kits and their harried mom, who appears in the background in the first photo. On private property in Northern California.

Needless to say, I have a gazillion more photos, if you need a bigger dose of this cuteness: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmVeV8vG

Adult (CASIZ 184514, collected 5 Nov 2010) with its egg mass laid in captivity. 2nd image shows uncleaved zygotes averaging 70 microns in diameter, and 3rd image is of near-hatching veligers with shells averaging 116 microns long.