Reef Fishes of the Sea of Cortez: The Rocky-Shore Fishes of the Gulf of California, Revised EditionFirst published in 1979, this guide seeks to be a standard resource for scientists, divers, and spearfishers interested in the fishes of the tropical Pacific Coast. The authors have revised and updated this edition to include taxonomic information, additional species descriptions and illustrations. The book is a collaboration of an ecologist, a taxonomist, and an artist-photographer with years of experience in the Gulf of California. The merging of scientific disciplines provides a broader emphasis on scientific as well as popular coverage of a regional fish fauna. |
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abundant Adult Alex Kerstitch anal fins angelfish Bahía Magdalena Bahía San Baja California blenny blotches body butterflyfish Cabo San Lucas caudal fin caudal peduncle central and lower central Gulf clingfish coast collected COLOGY color pattern coral damselfish dark bars depths DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS DISTRIBUTION dorsal fin dorsal spines eels Epinephelus feed female FIGURE genera genus Gill goby grouper grunt Guaymas Gulf of California Halichoeres hawkfish Hobson ILLUSTRATED SPECIMIEN Isla San Pedro Islas Galápagos jawfish Jordan and Gilbert juveniles labrisomid lateral line lower Gulf Lutjanus male Mazatlán moray occurs offshore Panama parrotfish pectoral fin pelvic fins Peru Photograph by Alex PLATE posterior predators Puerto Peñasco puffer ranges reef fishes RELATED SPECIES rocky Rosenblatt sand scales Scarus sea bass Sea of Cortez shallow shore snapper snout Sonora stripes Subfamily teeth throughout the Gulf Tor Hansen triggerfish triplefin tropical eastern Pacific upper Gulf usually wrasse yellow