milletseed butterflyfish, Chaetodon miliaris, endemic Hawaiian species, & other fish, feeding on eggs of sergeant major damselfish, Lehua Rock, Hawaii

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milletseed butterflyfish, Chaetodon miliaris, endemic Hawaiian species, and other fish, feeding on eggs of sergeant major damselfish, Lehua Rock, off Niihau, Hawaii, USA ( Central Pacific Ocean ); by mobbing the damselfish, the raiding butterflyfish overwhelm its defenses

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Size: 4256px × 2832px
Location: Lehua Rock, Niihau, Hawaii, USA
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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