BJA0004. guineafowl puffer (Arothron meleagris); swells up as defense; Sea of Cortez, Baja Mexico
BJA0005
BJA0005. sergeant majors Abudefduf troschelii change color when mating; lay eggs in male’s nest; Sea of Cortez, Baja Mexico
BJA0006
BJA0006. giant jawfish Opistognathus punctatus; male broods eggs in mouth; makes home in burrow in sand; Sea of Cortez, Baja Mexico
BJA0007
BJA0007. spotted sharpnose puffer Canthigaster punctatissimus; body shaped like a ping-pong ball; fins propel it like helicopter blades; Sea of Cortez, Baja Mexico, also brown gorgonian Muricea fruticosa
BJA0008
BJA0008. (SMT10) longnosed hawkfish Oxycirrhites typus in sea fan; Sea of Cortez; Sea of Cortez, Baja Mexico
BJA0009
BJA0009. school of tuna; probably skipjack; Euthynnus pelamis; popular game fish; Sea of Cortez, Baja Mexico
BJA0010
BJA0010. (SMT13) wahoo; Acanthocybium solandri; 2nd fastest game fish 75 kph; 47 mph; Sea of Cortez, Baja Mexico, Mark Conlin (MR available)
BJA0011
BJA0011. blue-spotted jawfish Opistognathus sp. excavates a burrow by spitting out sand; Sea of Cortez, Baja Mexico
BJA0012
BJA0012. (OPN34) blue marlin; Makaira nigricans; prized gamefish; grows to 12 feet; Sea of Cortez, Baja Mexico
BJA0013
BJA0013. (SCH40) redbanded snake eel Quassiremus nothochir; a type of fish; travels through coral rubble to hunt; Sea of Cortez, Baja Mexico
BJA0014
BJA0014. BEHAVIOR: sergeant major male Abudefduf troschelii guards nest of purple eggs; Sea of Cortez, Baja Mexico