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This 2016 paper seems to indicate that there is extreme polymorphism in this species: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790316301750?via%3Dihub Especially check out the graphic at the bottom of the abstract.

What I wrote in 2015: Felimida clenchi - Harlequin Sea Goddess - ID as per Humann and deLoach, p. 218. Kudos to guide Nick for the find! About 1/2" long. 10' depth.

My first observation of one years ago, and have only seen a handful since. This individual was living in a pipe on the wreck of the Haight. It got defensive because I initially got too close, too fast. I took a few pictures and left it alone. In front of the pipe there was a shell debris field - mostly crabs, anyone who had the misfortune of walking too close to the pipe.

I'm pretty sure these are red hake though I might be incorrect. It's hard to see where the mouth terminates relative to eye, but the pelvic fin ray seems to terminate a little after anterior start of anal fin. Mottled brownish (with dive lights). These were schooling by the thousands at the Patriot shipwreck ≈30m depth. A couple sculpin in the mix too.

Found rock flipping on a hillside with scattered pieces of granite by a spring uphill and a river downhill. Numerous lizards were observed nearby, but not on the hillside itself. The rock was roughly 2' long, 1' wide, and 1' deep. This is my lifer zonata and it was a welcome sight after searching long and hard in another county the previous two entire days!

I can't find much info on sea slugs of New England. They were only on one part of the dock and I saw many egg cases on this type of seaweed. Also notice the little hydra/anenome on the stalk. Food source or source of stinging cells?