Mandarinfish mating pair side by side swimming to the surface to spawn

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Male and female Mandarinfish beginning courtship prior to mating

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Size: 3994px × 2653px
Location: Philippines, Malapascua
Photo credit: © Paul Flandinette / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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