it inhabits rocky areas shallower than . Biology Painted greenlings live in pairs or as solitary individuals. They guard their eggs and will even confront divers if they approach the cluster of orange eggs. Specimens (mainly juveniles) sometimes gain protection from larger predators by living among the tentacles of Cribrinopsis albopunctata or Urticina piscivora sea anemones, which are venomous to other animals but do not harm the painted greenling. The painted greenling feeds on crustaceans, polychaetes, small molluscs and bryozoans. References External links painted greenling Western North American coastal fauna painted greenling