Here is what a giant sea bass looks like:
For scale, my hand is about the size of it's mouth, and it's body is bigger than my torso. The one we saw was probably a different species, but was just as huge. Ironically, the guy in our group who got closest to it didn't even see it. We were all kneeling on the bottom in a semi-circle around our instructor, and she directed one of the guys to move to a spot on the edge of the circle. He swam over there, and that's when we all turned to see the giant sea bass swimming by. Ridiculous.
There were lots of other fish, including Garibaldi, the California state fish, and plenty of invertebrates. I can't wait till next weekend when we get to explore more on our dives and spend less time working on skills.
The Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus
Juvenile Kelp Rockfish
Señorita, top L, and with other fish, Oxyjulis californica
Sheephead, Semicossyphus pulcher
Turbot, a flat fish
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