Dash-and-dot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus, white and black) digging in coral rubble for prey, accompanied by a yellowtail coris (Coris gaimard) hop

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Dash-and-dot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus, white and black) digging in coral rubble for prey, accompanied by a yellowtail coris (Coris gaimard) hoping to catch any escaping prey. Photographed off Misool, Raja Empat, West Papua, Indonesia.

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Photo credit: © GEORGETTE DOUWMA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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