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This is the Home Page for Mexican Marine Life a website under the Mexican Fauna.org umbrella. Mexican Terrestrial Life.org became a stand-alone website on October 1, 2024. It is set up as a .org (as it is most definitely a non-profit) and is one of six stand alone .org websites that cover six basic areas of biological life found in Mexico (Birds, Crabs, Fish, Marine Life, Shells and Terrestrial Life). Historically the majority of its contents were found within Mexican-fish.com. It has been put together via the collective efforts of Bob Hillis, a recreational Marine Biologist extraordinaire, Annika Collier, who graduated from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix in May 2024, and John Snow, a nomadic retired well-traveled non-productive beach bum.
The current inventory of known living Mexican Marine Life is vast, poorly organized and there is limited information available in a consolidated location. The information presented herein was obtained from the public literature including such internet search engines as Google and the ICUN (which is used to obtain the current conservation status of each species.
The current Marine Life inventory within this WWW site includes 107 individual species all of which are found in various locations throughout Mexico of which 5 are currently considered to be Endangered, Threatened or Near Threatened and Vulnerable and 0 are ENDEMIC.
Inventory: Via the links below you can also find a comprehensive list of all Marine Life presented by:
Marine Life (107) – Alphabetical Index by Common Name
Marine Life (107) – Alphabetical Index by Genus and Species
Marine Life (107) – Alphabetical Index by 77 Families
Marine Life (107) – Alphabetical Index by 77 Families with Photographs
For all the Marine Life found within this website each name has been linked to a specific page that has additional photographs of each Terrestrial Life species.
Photographs: The photographs provided are taken in various locations throughout Mexico with the locations clearly marked. There are a handful of photographs that were taken in the southwestern United States of that are also permanent Mexican residents or known visitors to Mexico.
A Special THANK YOU to my exceptional photographers that have given us access to their extensive portfolios that have been included within this WWW site:
Bob Hillis, Ivins, Utah
Dr. John Snow, Loreto, Baja California Sur
Ron Woheau, Zihuantanejo, Guerrero
Other Contributors of Photographs and/or Identifications Include: Dr. Alan Adams, Punta Chivato, Baja California Sur; Lisa Alex, Sandy, Oregon; Dr. Tom Bartol, Carlsbad, California; Abigail Cannon, La Jolla, California; Ben Cantrell, Peoria, Illinois; Colin Campbell, DVM, Punta Chivato, Baja California Sur; Kevin Erwin, Seattle, Washington; Maude Jette, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero; Josh Leisen, Gaylord, Michigan; Barry Mastro, Escondido, California; Brad Murakami, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada; Juan Rojo, Akumal, Quintana Roo; Marina Sutormina, Stockholm, Sweden; Kenneth Tse, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and, Chris Wheaton, Fullerton, California.
FEEDBACK. If you see any errors or omissions or have any questions or suggestions on what is found on this website please e-mail me at Johntsnow32@gmail.com.