While tidepooling last week I looked down to see a rippling movement below me and soon realized it was the undulating fin of a fish.
The fish was swimming towards a ledge, but before it disappeared I took two quick shots for the record.
Meet the Sailfin Sculpin (Nautichthys oculofasciatus)!
The scientific name is very descriptive — "Nautichthys" means sailor fish, and "oculofasciatus" means eye-banded. Below you can see both features — a very tall fin extending over the head (like a sail) and a dark stripe running vertically through the eye:
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