sandbar shark followed by opelu, or mackerel scad, Lehua Rock, off Niihau, Hawaii, USA (Pacific Ocean)

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sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus, followed by opelu, or mackerel scad, Decapterus macarellus, at Vertical Awareness dive site, Lehua Rock, near Niihau Island, off Kauai, Hawaii, USA ( Central Pacific Ocean )

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Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: Lehua Rock, Niihau, Hawaii, United States
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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