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Caribbean reef shark, ampullae of Lorenzini visible on snout. Anatomy Photo. Image ID: 10550 Species: Caribbean reef shark, Carcharhinus perezi Location: Bahamas	Fin whale underwater. The fin whale is the second longest and sixth most massive animal ever, reaching lengths of 88 feet. Anatomy Picture. Image ID: 27116 Species: Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus Location: La Jolla, California, USA	Blue whale fluking up (raising its tail) before a dive to forage for krill, Baja California (Mexico). Stock Photography of Anatomy. Image ID: 03332 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus

Bull elephant seal exits the water to retake his position on the beach. He shows considerable scarring on his chest and proboscis from many winters fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Photograph of Anatomy. Image ID: 15458 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA	A humpback whale raises it fluke out of the water, the coast of Del Mar and La Jolla is visible in the distance. Anatomy Photos. Image ID: 27142 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Del Mar, California, USA	Polyp of a strawberry anemone (club-tipped anemone, more correctly a corallimorph). Anatomy Image. Image ID: 01039 Species: Strawberry anemone, Corynactis californica Location: San Miguel Island, California, USA

A neonate gray whale calf, born just hours before, still exhbiting embryonic folds in the skin along its side. This baby gray whale was born in the cold waters of Big Sur, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place. Professional stock photos of Anatomy. Image ID: 01135 Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus Location: Monterey, California, USA	Ocean sunfish and freediving photographer, open ocean. Pictures of Anatomy. Image ID: 03325 Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola Location: San Diego, California, USA	Brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. Anatomy Photo. Image ID: 23676 Species: Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA

A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. Anatomy Picture. Image ID: 19946 Species: Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA	Blue shark showing ampullae of Lorenzini, eye and small portion of nictitating membrane. Stock Photography of Anatomy. Image ID: 01076 Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca Location: San Diego, California, USA	Blue whale fluke, powerful tail that propels the huge whale through the open ocean. Photograph of Anatomy. Image ID: 01910 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus

King angelfish in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Anatomy Photos. Image ID: 27470 Species: King angelfish, Holacanthus passer Location: Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico	A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. Anatomy Image. Image ID: 22144 Species: Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA	Fin whale underwater. The fin whale is the second longest and sixth most massive animal ever, reaching lengths of 88 feet. Professional stock photos of Anatomy. Image ID: 27113 Species: Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus Location: La Jolla, California, USA

A brown pelican preening, reaching with its beak to the uropygial gland (preen gland) near the base of its tail. Preen oil from the uropygial gland is spread by the pelican's beak and back of its head to all other feathers on the pelican, helping to keep them water resistant and dry. Note adult winter breeding plumage in display, with brown neck, red gular throat pouch and yellow and white head. Pictures of Anatomy. Image ID: 20295 Species: Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA	A humpback whale raises it fluke out of the water, the coast of Del Mar and La Jolla is visible in the distance. Anatomy Photo. Image ID: 27137 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Del Mar, California, USA	A humpback whale raises it fluke out of the water, the coast of Del Mar and La Jolla is visible in the distance. Anatomy Picture. Image ID: 27141 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Del Mar, California, USA

A bull elephant seal forceably mates (copulates) with a much smaller female, often biting her into submission and using his weight to keep her from fleeing. Males may up to 5000 lbs, triple the size of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Stock Photography of Anatomy. Image ID: 20388 Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA	Red gorgonian polyps. The red gorgonian is a colonial organism composed of thousands of tiny polyps. Each polyp secretes calcium which accumulates to form the structure of the colony. The fan-shaped gorgonian is oriented perpendicular to prevailing ocean currents to better enable to filter-feeding polyps to capture passing plankton and detritus passing by. Photograph of Anatomy. Image ID: 03480 Species: Red gorgonian, Lophogorgia chilensis Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA	Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish. Anatomy Photos. Image ID: 11817 Species: Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish, Chaetodon ulietensis

Fin whale dorsal fin. The fin whale is named for its tall, falcate dorsal fin. Mariners often refer to them as finback whales. Coronado Islands, Mexico (northern Baja California, near San Diego). Anatomy Image. Image ID: 12769 Species: Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico	Fin whale dorsal fin. The fin whale is named for its tall, falcate dorsal fin. Mariners often refer to them as finback whales. Coronado Islands, Mexico (northern Baja California, near San Diego). Professional stock photos of Anatomy. Image ID: 12771 Species: Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico	Harlequin tuskfish. Pictures of Anatomy. Image ID: 12885 Species: Harlequin tuskfish, Choerodon fasciatus

King angelfish. Anatomy Photo. Image ID: 12889 Species: King angelfish, Holacanthus passer	King angelfish. Anatomy Picture. Image ID: 12891 Species: King angelfish, Holacanthus passer	Juvenile Clarion angelfish. Stock Photography of Anatomy. Image ID: 12901 Species: Clarion angelfish, Holacanthus clarionensis

Freckled porcupinefish. Photograph of Anatomy. Image ID: 12909 Species: Freckled porcupinefish, Diodon holocanthus	Purple-striped jelly. Anatomy Photos. Image ID: 14061 Species: Purple-striped jellyfish, Chrysaora colorata	Sea nettles. Anatomy Image. Image ID: 14081 Species: Sea nettles, Chrysaora fuscescens