blackside hawkfish, Paracirrhites forsteri, resting on antler coral that has bleached and died due to high water temperatures, Kona Hawaii

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blackside hawkfish, freckled hawkfish, Forster's hawkfish, or hilu piliko'a, Paracirrhites forsteri, resting on antler coral, Pocillopora grandis (formerly Pocillopora eydouxi ), that bleached and died during 2015 El Nino event, leaving only a small amount of live coral (behind fish) that has now bleached in 2020; Kohanaiki, Kona, Hawaii ( Big Island ), Hawaiian Islands ( Central Pacific Ocean )

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Location: Hawaii, USA
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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