139 pictures found
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Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus), feeding on a bait ball of sardines, Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus), feeding on a bait ball of sardines, Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus), feeding on a bait ball of sardines, Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus), feeding on a bait ball of sardines, Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus), feeding on a bait ball of sardines, Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus), feeding on a bait ball of sardines, Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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In a moment we’ve been surrounded and dazed by the curiosity of these California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) that seemed to have found us as
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
In a moment we’ve been surrounded and dazed by the curiosity of these California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) that seemed to have found us as playmates, while they were probably enjoying our blunder. They are used at the contact with the persons, because they are steadily studied and controlled by the researchers of the University of La Paz. Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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In a moment we’ve been surrounded and dazed by the curiosity of these California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) that seemed to have found us as
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
In a moment we’ve been surrounded and dazed by the curiosity of these California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) that seemed to have found us as playmates, while they were probably enjoying our blunder. They are used at the contact with the persons, because they are steadily studied and controlled by the researchers of the University of La Paz. Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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Brandt's cormorant feeds on small fish from the surface to sea floor, by pursuit diving using its feet for propulsion ; they have been observed
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Brandt's cormorant feeds on small fish from the surface to sea floor, by pursuit diving using its feet for propulsion ; they have been observed foraging at depths of over 36.5 m. It is a marine bird of extraordinary skills. Species : Brandt's cormorant -- Phalacrocorax penicillatus Conservation status (IUCN) : Least concern Location : Los Islotes rockeries, Espiritu Santo archipelago, Sea of Cortez, east coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico. The area was declared part of a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1995
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An unbelievable large school of sardines, moving as one unit, opens while each individual tries to escape at the maw of grouper and dentex. The tiny
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
An unbelievable large school of sardines, moving as one unit, opens while each individual tries to escape at the maw of grouper and dentex. The tiny sardines found themselves in a situation which limited their chances of survival, since they were locked up between the surface and the shallow bottom, with very few possibilities to escape the predators’ mouths. The large school was so big to darken the natural light coming through the surface in the shallow water and frantically moved apart under the attacks of the groupers and dentex, to reassemble shortly after. The school of fishes continually changed shapes, similarly to the flocks of starlings in the sky. I remained hours in the shallow water, doing my best to take a representative picture, while avoiding to be part of the feast. Species : Sardines, Leopard grouper (Mycteroperca rosacea), Dentex Conservation status : Least concerned Location: Los Islotes rockeries, Espiritu Santo archipelago, Sea of Cortez, Mexico The area was declared part of a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1995
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Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani) in front of a Shoal of Big-eye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani) in front of a Shoal of Big-eye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, Espiritu Santo Island, Sea of Cortez, Baja California,
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, Espiritu Santo Island, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, Espiritu Santo Island, Sea of Cortez, Baja California,
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, Espiritu Santo Island, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, photographed on a long exposure, Espiritu Santo Island,
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, photographed on a long exposure, Espiritu Santo Island, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, photographed on a long exposure, Espiritu Santo Island,
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, photographed on a long exposure, Espiritu Santo Island, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, photographed ona long exposure, Espiritu Santo Island,
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
School of Munk's devil ray, pygmy devil ray, (Mobula munkiana), feeding on plankton at night, photographed ona long exposure, Espiritu Santo Island, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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School of Pacific Cownose Ray - Cabo Pulmo Baja California
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
School of Pacific Cownose Ray - Cabo Pulmo Baja California
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Commensal shrimp (Zenopontonia soror) on a Panamic cushion sea star (Pentaceraster cumingi) Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Commensal shrimp (Zenopontonia soror) on a Panamic cushion sea star (Pentaceraster cumingi) Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) playing in between a shoal of sardines. Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) playing in between a shoal of sardines. Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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In a moment we’ve been surrounded and dazed by the curiosity of these California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) that seemed to have found us as
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
In a moment we’ve been surrounded and dazed by the curiosity of these California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) that seemed to have found us as playmates, while they were probably enjoying our blunder. They are used at the contact with the persons, because they are steadily studied and controlled by the researchers of the University of La Paz. Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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In a moment we’ve been surrounded and dazed by the curiosity of these California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) that seemed to have found us as
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
In a moment we’ve been surrounded and dazed by the curiosity of these California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) that seemed to have found us as playmates, while they were probably enjoying our blunder. They are used at the contact with the persons, because they are steadily studied and controlled by the researchers of the University of La Paz. Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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Male California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) weighs on average about 300 kg, while the female sea lion weighs 100 kg. This male is
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Male California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) weighs on average about 300 kg, while the female sea lion weighs 100 kg. This male is resting-playing on the rock. Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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White spotted puffer (Arothron hispidus) Male puffer bites and hold onto female like this as part of their mating activities. Los Islotes, Espiritu
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
White spotted puffer (Arothron hispidus) Male puffer bites and hold onto female like this as part of their mating activities. Los Islotes, Espiritu Santo Island, La Paz Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean
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Haller's Round Stingray, Urobatis halleri. Aka Round Ray or Cortez Ray. Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Haller's Round Stingray, Urobatis halleri. Aka Round Ray or Cortez Ray. Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Haller's Round Stingray, Urobatis halleri. Aka Round Ray or Cortez Ray. Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
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Bullseye stingray or Reef stingray, Urobatis concentricus, Cabo Pulmo, Baja, Mexico, Sea of Cortez.
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
© Andy Murch / Biosphoto
Bullseye stingray or Reef stingray, Urobatis concentricus, Cabo Pulmo, Baja, Mexico, Sea of Cortez.
© Matthijs Kuijpers / Biosphoto
San Esteban iguana (Ctenosaura conspicuosa)
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Leopard grouper (Mycteroperca rosacea), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Leopard grouper (Mycteroperca rosacea), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), seen from below, Cabo
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), seen from below, Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Gafftopsail Pompano (Trachinotus rhodopus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Gafftopsail Pompano (Trachinotus rhodopus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Shoal of Graybar Grunt (Haemulon sexfasciatum), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Shoal of Graybar Grunt (Haemulon sexfasciatum), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Shoal of Graybar Grunt (Haemulon sexfasciatum), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Shoal of Graybar Grunt (Haemulon sexfasciatum), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Golden grouper (Mycteroperca rosacea), yellow color-variation of the most common leopard grouper species, Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Golden grouper (Mycteroperca rosacea), yellow color-variation of the most common leopard grouper species, Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Diamond stingray (Dasyatis brevis) with Longspined porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Diamond stingray (Dasyatis brevis) with Longspined porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Shoal of colorful yellow fish Panamic porkfish (Anisotremus taeniatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Shoal of colorful yellow fish Panamic porkfish (Anisotremus taeniatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Scuba diver surrounded by shoal of Big-eye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Scuba diver surrounded by shoal of Big-eye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Scuba diver swimming with a big shoal of Big-eye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Scuba diver swimming with a big shoal of Big-eye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Shoal of Big-eye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Shoal of Big-eye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Scuba diver on the sandy bottom surrounded by shoal of Big-eye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur,
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Scuba diver on the sandy bottom surrounded by shoal of Big-eye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Scuba diver with big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Scuba diver with big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Shoal of Dog snapper, (Lutjanus novemfasciatus) in front of shoal of Big-eye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Shoal of Dog snapper, (Lutjanus novemfasciatus) in front of shoal of Big-eye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Shoal of Big-eye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Shoal of Big-eye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Scuba diver surrounded by shoal of Big-eye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Scuba diver surrounded by shoal of Big-eye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Scuba diver surrounded by shoal of Big-eye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Scuba diver surrounded by shoal of Big-eye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) swimming above a detritic bottom of Cabo Pulmo National Park in Baja California. Sea of Cortez. Mexico
© Yves Lefèvre / Biosphoto
© Yves Lefèvre / Biosphoto
Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) swimming above a detritic bottom of Cabo Pulmo National Park in Baja California. Sea of Cortez. Mexico
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Mexican hogfish (Bodianus diplotaenia) and Panamic cushion star (Pentaceraster cumingi), National Park of Espiritu Santo Archipelago, Sea of Cortez,
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Mexican hogfish (Bodianus diplotaenia) and Panamic cushion star (Pentaceraster cumingi), National Park of Espiritu Santo Archipelago, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
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Siphonophore (Siphonophora sp) in open water, Espiritu Santo
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Siphonophore (Siphonophora sp) in open water, Espiritu Santo Archipelago National Park, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
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Purple sea fans, National Park of Espiritu Santo Archipelago, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Purple sea fans, National Park of Espiritu Santo Archipelago, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
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Chestnut moray eel (Gymnothorax castaneus), Espiritu santo Archipelago National Park, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Chestnut moray eel (Gymnothorax castaneus), Espiritu santo Archipelago National Park, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico