Hunting coalition of blue goatfish and a bluefin trevally or bluefin jack, Caranx melampygus, is joined by a peacock flounder; Kona, Hawaii, USA
a hunting coalition of blue goatfish or yellowsaddle goatfish, Parupeneus cyclostomus, and a bluefin trevally or bluefin jack, Caranx melampygus, is joined by a peacock flounder or flowery flounder, Bothus mancus, Kohanaiki, North Kona, Hawaii ( the Big Island ), USA ( Central Pacific Ocean ); the jack has darkened the forward part of its body - possibly to signal a territorial claim over the school of goatfish
Size: 7250px × 4834px
Location: Kona, Hawaii, USA
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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