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  • This is a male Nihon grunt sculpin (Rhamphocottus nagaakii) watching over a clutch of eggs. On average, the eggs require about 60 days at 10 degrees Celsius to mature. The yellow-colored egg is one that was not successfully fertilized. Photographed in Miyagi Prefecture in northeast Japan.
    rhamphocottus-nagaakii-nihon-grunt-s...tif
  • This is a female Chirolophis japonicus fringed blenny, which is a prickleback, guarding its eggs. This fish tends to find deep crevices and holes and lay its eggs in the back of its chosen hideaway. The eggs are the white mass visible in the background. On average, the eggs require around 40 days to mature and hatch.
    chirolophis-japonicus-fringed-blenny...tif
  • This is a dwarf lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus awae) , known as a dango-uo in Japanese. Photographed just before the start of the reproductive season, this mature fish measured about one centimeter in length. These lumpsuckers generally live for only one year.  Photographed at a magnification of two times life-size.
    eumicrotremus-awae-dwarf-lumpsucker-...tif
  • Pictured here are developing eggs of Hexagrammos otakii, known as Ainame in Japanese and fat greenling in English. The eggs are well developed, with eyes, spinal cords and blood vessels clearly visible. Photographed at a magnification of two times life-size.
    hexagrammos-otakii-fat-greenling-egg...tif
  • This is a dwarf lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus awae) sitting on an orange sea squirt (Halocynthia roretzi). Known as a dango-uo in Japanese, this fully grown fish measured about one centimeter in length. I photographed it just before the beginning of the annual reproductive season. These lumpsuckers generally live for only one year. Photographed at magnification of two times life-size.
    eumicrotremus-awae-dwarf-lumpsucker-...tif
  • This is a dwarf lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus awae) , known as a dango-uo in Japanese. This fully grown fish measured about one centimeter in length. I photographed it just before the beginning of the annual reproductive season. These lumpsuckers generally live for only one year.
    eumicrotremus-awae-dwarf-lumpsucker-...tif
  • This is a female Chirolophis japonicus fringed blenny, which is a prickleback, guarding its eggs. This fish tends to find deep crevices and holes and lay its eggs in the back of its chosen hideaway. The eggs are the white mass visible in the background. On average, the eggs require around 40 days to mature and hatch. This individual is infested with parasites (Elaphognathia discolor). There are at least 36 visible from this angle, the most prominent of which is visible below and forward from the fish’s right eye.
    chirolophis-japonicus-fringed-blenny...tif
  • Portrait of a Neoclinus bryope chaenopsid blenny, photographed at a magnification of two times life-size.
    neoclinus-bryope-blenny-portrait-jap...tif
  • Profile of a dwarf lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus awae), which is known as a dango-uo in Japanese. Photographed just before the start of the reproductive season, this mature fish measured about one centimeter in length. These lumpsuckers generally live for only one year. Photographed at a magnification of two times life-size.
    eumicrotremus-awae-dwarf-lumpsucker-...tif
  • This is a male Nihon grunt sculpin (Rhamphocottus nagaakii) watching over a clutch of eggs. On average, the eggs require about 60 days at 10 degrees Celsius to mature. Photographed in Miyagi Prefecture in northeast Japan.
    rhamphocottus-nagaakii-nihon-grunt-s...tif
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