California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) feeding on sardine's bait ball (Sardinops sagax), Magdalena Bay, West Coast of Baja California Peninsula, Pacific Ocean, Mexico

zalophus californianus sardinops caeruleus alausa californica alosa musica arengus sagax clupanodon caeruleus clupea advena clupea caerulea clupea melanosticta clupea neopilchardus clupea ocellata clupea sagax meletta caerulea sardinops caerulea sardinops melanosticta sardinops melanostictus sardinops neopilchardus sardinops ocellata sardinops ocellatus sardinops sagax caeruleus sardinops sagax melanosticta sardinops sagax musica sardinops sagax neopilchardus sardinops sagax sagax sardinopus melanostictus sardinops sagax california sea lion zalophus californianus saltwater fish adult predator prey hunt swim overview underwater shot reflection blue temperate sea school fish zalophus pelagic fish biodiversity defense attitude least concern iucn november north pacific ocean water surface south american pilchard sardinops sagax sardinops bait ball nobody magdalena bay several species california sea lions zalophus californianus saltwater fishes sea fish sea fishes salt water fish salt water fishes adults predators predatory preys hunted hunts hunting swimming action swimming overviews global sight global sights full length subaquatic photos subaquatic sights seen under the water photos under the water underwater shots subaquatic image underwater view submarine images submarine sights submarine sight submarine photos submarine photo underwater views submarine photographies submarine photography underwater underwaterphoto underwaterpicture underwaterphotography underwaterphotographies underwaterphotos underwaterpictures reflections mirror image reflected reflecting temperate seas temperate ocean temperate oceans school fishes pelagic fishes biodiversities biological diversity biological diversities defensive attitude least concern species water surfaces watersurface watersurfaces pacific sardine pacific sardines south american pilchards australian pilchard australian pilchards california pilchard california pilchards californian pilchards californian pilchard californian sardine california sardine picton herring bait balls with nobody different species otary pinniped marine mammal mammal wild animal animal fishes particularity species particularity species stage of development individual predation relation between species behavior locomotion motion shot light effect colour sea marine area area group enumeration otariidae carnivora mammalia therapsida synapsida vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota environment low risk iucn iucn red list of threatened species pacific ocean world sea and ocean water matter matter substance pilchard actinopterygii osteichthyes fish animal clupeidae clupeiformes teleostei actinopterygii osteichthya pisces baja california sur state baja california peninsula mexico country north america america