Alex Mustard / Schools of Pacific creolefish (Cephalopholis colonus) and Panamic sergeant major (Abudefduf troschelii) swimming through sun beams inside an underwater cavern. Los Islotes, La Paz, Baja California Sur...
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Claudio Contreras / Cortez damselfish (Stegastes rectifraenum), Espiritu Santo National Park, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, February
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Claudio Contreras / Cortez Damselfish (Stegastes rectifraenum), Espiritu Santo National Park, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, February
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Claudio Contreras / Cortez Damselfish (Stegastes rectifraenum) and Yellow Seastar (Pharia pyramidata), Espiritu Santo National Park, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, February
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Alex Mustard / RF - Long exposure of a school of yellowtail surgeonfish (Prionurus punctatus), these fish school to help them access the best feeding areas, which are controlled by aggressive damselfish. Los Islotes...
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Claudio Contreras / Blue-and-yellow chromis (Chromis limbaughi), Salsipuedes Island Protected Area, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico, July
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Franco Banfi / Giant Damselfish (Microspathodon dorsalis), Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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Claudio Contreras / Panamic sergeant major (Abudefduf troschelii), Cabo Pulmo National Park, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, July
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Claudio Contreras / Panamic sergeant major (Abudefduf troschelii), Cabo Pulmo National Park, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, July
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Claudio Contreras / Cortez damselfish (Stegastes rectifraenum) juvenile, Cabo Pulmo National Park, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, July
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Claudio Contreras / Cortez damselfish (Stegastes rectifraenum) juvenile, Cabo Pulmo National Park, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, July
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Flip Nicklin / Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) and starfish, Sea of Cortez, Mexico
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Henley Spiers / Giant damselfish (Microspathodon dorsalis) male, protecting its nest during breeding season from attack by hungry Cortez rainbow wrasse (Thalassoma lucasanum) initial phase and one in terminal phase,...
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Claudio Contreras / Cortez damselfish (Stegastes rectifraenum), San Diego Island, Islands of the Gulf of California Protected Area, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico, September
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Claudio Contreras / Cortez damselfish (Stegastes rectifraenum) juvenile, Los Mulatos, south of El Tecolote, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico, September
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Claudio Contreras / Giant damselfish (Microspathodon dorsalis) juvenile, Punta Gorda, south of El Tecolote, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico, September
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Claudio Contreras / Panamic sergeant major (Abudefduf troschelii) guarding egg mass, Punta Resbaladilla, south of El Tecolote, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico, September
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Claudio Contreras / Giant damselfish (Microspathodon dorsalis) guarding egg mass, Coronado Island, Loreto Bay National Park, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico, August
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Claudio Contreras / Giant damselfish (Microspathodon dorsalis) guarding egg mass, Coronado Island, Loreto Bay National Park, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico, August
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Claudio Contreras / Cortez damselfish (Stegastes rectifraenum), Mexican Hogfish (Bodianus diplotaenia) juvenile and Orange Cup Coral (Sea of Cortez), Mexico, August
