Blotched hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys aprinus, hiding in a black coral tree There is a red snake or serpent star wrapped around the coral tree branch

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Size: 5429px × 3580px
Location: Solitary Islands, Coffs Harbour, east coast NSW, Australia, Pacific Ocean
Photo credit: © cbimages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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