Hunting coalition of blue goatfish and bluefin jack; Jack has adopted a dark color phase, which may indicate aggression or territoriality; Kona,Hawaii

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hunting coalition of blue goatfish or gold-saddle goatfish, Parupeneus cyclostomus, with a bluefin jack, omilu or bluefin trevally, Caranx melampygus, Kohanaiki, North Kona, Hawaii ( the Big Island ), USA ( Central Pacific Ocean ); the jack has adopted a dark color phase, which may indicate aggression or territoriality

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Size: 7387px × 4924px
Location: Kona, Hawaii, USA
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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