sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus, with parasitic copepod behind eye, swims through school of bluestripe snapper, Lutjanus kasmira, Honokohau, Kona

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sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus, with parasitic copepod behind eye, swims through school of bluestripe snapper or taape, Lutjanus kasmira, Honokohau, North Kona, Hawaii (the Big Island), United States ( Central North Pacific Ocean )

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Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: Kona, Hawaii, USA
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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