Manatee_more_CGrant_PS-196.tif
Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris, a subspecies of the West Indian manatee, endangered. A manatee floats near a warm blue spring and submerged tree roots surrounded by fish, bream, Lepomis spp. and a mangrove snapper, Lutjanus griseus. The manatee is tolerating the bream fish attention as it is the price to pay for sharing the warm waters. Bream target dermis and dead skin on the manatee. Vertical orientation with blue water and light rays. Undisturbed, natural behavior. Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, Kings Bay, Crystal River, Citrus County, Florida USA.
- Copyright
- © Carol Grant - Oceangrant.com
- Image Size
- 2716x4089 / 21.1MB
- https://www.photoshelter.com/support/license#rf
- https://www.oceangrant.com/contact
- Keywords
-
CGrant, Citrus County, Crystal River, Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, Kings Bay, Lepomis spp., Lutjanus griseus, Three Sisters Springs, Trichechus manatus latirostris, bream, brim, endangered, fishes, floating, gray snapper, herbivores, interaction, light, light rays, manatees, mangrove snapper, marine mammals, nature, no people, outdoors, peaceful, rays, sirenia, springs, sun, sun rays, sunfish, tree roots, underwater, vertical, warming, animals in the wild, color image
- Contained in galleries
- Manatee Portraits, Prints
