A close-up picture of a tomato grouper (Cephalopholis sonnerati) illustrating its remarkable colouring: many red spots on a cream background. Bali.

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This is a close-up picture of a tomato grouper (Cephalopholis sonnerati).The word grouper is used to describe many species with a broadly similar body type, and is believed to be derived from an indigenous South American language. This photograph shows a typical grouper head, which is relatively large and comprises about one third of the body length. The remarkable colouring in this instance is made up of many red spots on a cream background, with the area next to the gill cover characteristically darker.

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Size: 3720px × 2665px
Location: Balinese waters, Indonesia
Photo credit: © Terence Dormer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: adventure., bali., cephalopholis, close-, creation, diving., fish, grouper., head., indonesia., natural, nature., patterns, scuba, selection, sonnerati., tomato, trd5143., underwater.