sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus, with fish hook in corner of mouth and parasitic copepods on side of head, Honokohau, North Kona, Hawaii, USA

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sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus, with fish hook in corner of mouth and parasitic copepods on side of head, Honokohau, North Kona, Hawaii ( the Big Island ), United States ( Central North Pacific Ocean )

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Size: 6928px × 4619px
Location: Kona, Hawaii, USA
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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