Pair of Panamic Cushion Starfish, Pentaceraster cumingii, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Panamic cushion stars (Pentaceraster cumingi), gather on the sea floor, Sea of Cortez.

A sea lion, Zalophus Californianus, holds a sea star in its mouth, Sea of Cortez, Los Islotes, Mexico.

Underwater scenes from the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico. Shown here is an eastern Pacific Crown-of-thorns seastar (Acanthaster ellisii) feeding on coral.

Underwater scenes from the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico. Shown here is a sea star wrapped around a rock.

Underwater scenes from the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico. Shown here is a sea star wrapped around a rock.

Red starfish (Asteroidea), La Paz, Baja California, Mexico, Sea of Cortez, North America

Red starfish (Asteroidea) and coral reef, La Paz, Baja California, Mexico, Sea of Cortez, North America

Red starfishes (Asteroidea), La Paz, Baja California, Mexico, Sea of Cortez, North America