Gulf of California Fishwatcher's Guide

½ ft Abundant anal fins anal spine ANGELFISH Bahía Magdalena Baja Calif black spots BLENNY blotches blue Body dark Body silvery bright brown BUTTERFLYFISH Cabo San Lucas CABRILLA central and lower central Gulf CLINGFISH color Common throughout Gulf CORVINA CROAKER crustaceans Cynoscion DAMSELFISH dark bars dark spot DIEGO LIBRARY dorsal fin dorsal spine eastern Pacific elongated Epinephelus Family Feeds Galápagos Islands GOBY gray Group GROUPER GRUNION GRUNT Gulf fishes Gulf of California Gulf to Ecuador Gulf to Panama Gulf to Peru Halichoeres head invertebrates Juveniles LANCELET lateral line lower Gulf male marine Mazatlán MEXICAN moderate depths MORAY mouth ocellus Panama Pargo PARROTFISH pectoral fins pelvic fins PUFFER rays reddish rocky SAN DIEGO SAND STARGAZER sandy bottoms Scarus sea basses Sea of Cortez shallow water SHARK small fishes snout species tail teeth throughout Gulf TRIGGERFISH Uncommon UNIV upper Gulf white spots WRASSE yellow yellowish