Marine Animals of Baja California: A Guide to the Common Fishes and Invertebrates

adults anal fins ANEMONE Bahia Magdalena Baja California bands best field characters black spots BLENNY blotch bottoms to depths brown BUTTERFLYFISH Cabo San Lucas California to Ecuador California to Islas California to Panama California to Peru CARDINALFISH caudal fin caudal peduncle caves and crevices Central and lower Central Gulf CHUB CUCUMBER DAMSELFISH dark bars dark spot Diameter distinctive dorsal fin Ecuador FAMILY fornia found around reefs found to depths gill cover goby GORGONIAN grouper Gulf of Cali Gulf of California Habitat HAWKFISH head Height Identification inches 15 cm Indo-Pacific invertebrates Isla Guadalupe Isla San Islas de Galapago Islas de Revillagigedo jack JAWFISH juvenile Kerstitch least 100 ft Length to 1.5 lower Gulf MORAY occur around reefs orange outer coast PARROTFISH pectoral fins Range reefs to depths San Benito sand sandy bottoms scorpionfish Shallow reefs Shallow rocks shallow waters slender species spines stripes SURGEONFISH tail fin TRIGGERFISH upper Gulf URCHIN WRASSE