day octopus, hunting on coral reef, flushes white while expanding webbing between arms to trap prey; manybar goatfish hopes to seize escapees, Hawaii

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day octopus, big blue octopus, Cyane's octopus, or he'e mauli, Octopus cyanea, hunting on coral reef, flushes white while expanding webbing between arms to trap fleeing prey; commensal manybar goatfish, Parupeneus multifasciatus, stands by on alert for any small fish that escape; Makako Bay, Keahole, North Kona, Hawaii Island ( the Big Island ), Hawaiian Islands, ( Central Pacific Ocean )

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Size: 7623px × 5082px
Location: Kona, Hawaii USA
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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