Hunting coalition of yellowsaddle goatfish and bluefin trevally; jack has darkened front part of body to signal territorial claim of goatfish school.

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hunting coalition of blue goatfish or yellowsaddle goatfish, Parupeneus cyclostomus, and bluefin trevally or bluefin jack, Caranx melampygus, Kohanaiki, North Kona, Hawaii ( the Big Island ), USA ( Central Pacific Ocean ); the jack has darkened the front part of its body, possibly to signal a territorial claim over the school of goatfish

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Size: 8256px × 5504px
Location: Kona, Hawaii, USA
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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