striped marlin, Tetrapturus audax, feeding on sardines, Mexico ( Eastern Pacific Ocean )

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striped marlin, Tetrapturus audax, with sardine in mouth, while feeding on baitball of sardines or pilchards, Sardinops sagax, off Baja California, Mexico ( Eastern Pacific Ocean ); digitally altered to remove divers from background

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Size: 5400px × 3599px
Location: Baja California Sur, Mexico, Eastern Pacific Ocean
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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