blackside hawkfish or freckled hawkfish, Paracirrhites forsteri, resting on bleached antler coral, Pocillopora grandis, Kona, Hawaii

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blackside hawkfish, freckled hawkfish, Forster's hawkfish, or hilu piliko'a, Paracirrhites forsteri, resting on bleached antler coral, Pocillopora grandis (formerly Pocillopora eydouxi )i, during 2015 El Nino event, Kohanaiki, Kona, Hawaii ( Big Island ), Hawaiian Islands ( Central Pacific Ocean )

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Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: Hawaii, USA
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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