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Sea Of Cortés, At The Aquarium Of The Pacific, Long Beach, California

Sign And Map
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A wall was decorated with a sign that read, "Gulf of California, Sea of Cortés." An Exit sign and a fire alarm also decorated the wall.

Sea Of Cortés external link   •  Also known as the Gulf Of California   •  At The Aquarium Of The Pacific external link external link   •  100 Aquarium Way   •  Long Beach external link California   •  (Date Photographed: 16:33:58 Monday 1 February 2016)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 27 February 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_0258
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Tiny Sea Worm
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A magnifying lens on a hinge allowed visitors to view very tiny worms. Without magnification they looked like individual hairs. The use of a camera lens in combination with the magnifier caused this distortion. With the human eye alone, however, the view was clear.

Sea Of Cortés external link   •  Also known as the Gulf Of California   •  At The Aquarium Of The Pacific external link external link   •  100 Aquarium Way   •  Long Beach external link California   •  (Date Photographed: 16:35:20 Monday 1 February 2016)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 27 February 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_0261
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Typical Fish
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The fish of the Sea Of Cortés were colorful. Here was one example of a colorful fish up close with other colorful fish behind it.

Sea Of Cortés external link   •  Also known as the Gulf Of California   •  At The Aquarium Of The Pacific external link external link   •  100 Aquarium Way   •  Long Beach external link California   •  (Date Photographed: 16:36:21 Monday 1 February 2016)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 27 February 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_0270
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Convict Surgeonfish
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A Convict Surgeonfish (Acanthurus triostegus) external link is a small surgeonfish in family Acanthuridae of the order Perciformes. It is about 13 centimeters (5.1 in) long. It is whitish-yellow with black stripes on its sides. It is also known as the manini in it's native range.

Sea Of Cortés external link   •  Also known as the Gulf Of California   •  At The Aquarium Of The Pacific external link external link   •  100 Aquarium Way   •  Long Beach external link California   •  (Date Photographed: 16:36:26 Monday 1 February 2016)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 27 February 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_0272
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A Basket Star
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A basket star external link has five arms that divide and sub-divide into many apparent arms.

Sea Of Cortés external link   •  Also known as the Gulf Of California   •  At The Aquarium Of The Pacific external link external link   •  100 Aquarium Way   •  Long Beach external link California   •  (Date Photographed: 16:53:08 Monday 1 February 2016)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 27 February 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_0308
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