striped marlin, Tetrapturus audax, feeding on baitball of sardines or pilchards, Sardinops sagax, off Baja California, Mexico

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striped marlin, Tetrapturus audax, feeding on baitball of sardines or pilchards, Sardinops sagax, off Baja California, Mexico ( Eastern Pacific Ocean ); note remora on flank and one ventral fin extended while the other is mostly tucked into its groove for streamlining

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

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