Leather bass (Epinephelus dermatolepis), juvenile hiding and finding protection in long spines of sea urchin(Centrostephanus coronatus).

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Size: 3543px × 5327px
Location: Pacific Ocean off Mexico
Photo credit: © Becca Saunders / Auscape / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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