the head of a sardine sinks in a cloud of blood after being whacked in half by a striped marlin, Kajikia audax, feeding on a baitball of sardines or pilchards, Sardinops sagax; it took the marlin exactly two seconds to circle back around and eat the sardine head; off Baja California, Mexico (Eastern Pacific Ocean)


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the head of a sardine sinks in a cloud of blood after being whacked in half by a striped marlin, Kajikia audax, feeding on a baitball of sardines or pilchards, Sardinops sagax; it took the marlin exactly two seconds to circle back around and eat the sardine head; off Baja California, Mexico (Eastern Pacific Ocean)
Credit to: Blue Planet Archive / Doug Perrine

Image dimensions: 5400x3600

URL for this image: https://pictures.blueplanetarchive.com/image/I0000LMoswbGGmhE

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