Jawfish brooding eggs in mouth. Male yellowbarred jawfish (Opistognathus sp.) brooding eggs in its mouth. Photographed under the Seaventures Dive Rig,

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Jawfish brooding eggs in mouth. Male yellowbarred jawfish (Opistognathus sp.) brooding eggs in its mouth. Photographed under the Seaventures Dive Rig, Mabul Island, Sabah, East Malaysia.

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