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Updated 12/9/2012

Family Gorgoniidae

NORTHEAST PACIFIC

Lophogorgia chilensis

Italian Gardens, Catalina, CA, 40 feet

 

Goldfish Bowl, Anacapa, CA, 35 feet

RED GORGONIAN

Common on rock in shaded areas exposed to current.  Attains 3 feet, branch diameter of 1/4 inch.  Polyps are white.  Central to Baja California.  Also known as Leptogorgia chilensis.