Photos of Greenlings (Hexagrammidae) including juveniles: Juvenile painted greenling (Oxylebius pictus). Juvenile greenlings gain protection from larger predators by living among the tentacles of Cribrinopsis albopunctata or Urticina piscivora sea anemones.Painted greenlings (Oxylebius pictus) have a symbiotic relationship the venomous tentacles of the anemone, Urticina piscivora and the white-spotted anemone, Cribrinopsis albopunctata, to avoid being preyed on. They lay bright orange egg clusters that are guarded by the male.
