Checkerboard Wrasse, Halichoeres hartzfeldii, Juvenile yawning, Wotap Slope dive site, Wotap Is., near Tanimbar, Forgotten Islands, Indonesia

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Checkerboard Wrasse, Halichoeres hartzfeldii, Juvenile yawning in defense, Wotap Slope dive site, Wotap Island, near Tanimbar, Forgotten Islands, Banda Sea, Indonesia, Indian Ocean

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Size: 5296px × 3508px
Location: Forgotten Islands, Banda Sea, Indonesia, Indian Ocean
Photo credit: © Colin Marshall / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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