Hunting coalition of peacock groupers, bluefin trevally, and whitemouth moray eel; Groupers and jacks block openings in reef while eel hunts inside.

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a hunting coalition consisting of peacock groupers, aka blue-spotted grouper, Cephalopholis argus, a bluefin jack or bluefin trevally, Caranx melampygus, and a whitemouth moray eel, Gymnothorax meleagris; Honokohau, North Kona, Big Island, Hawaii, USA; the groupers and jacks station themselves to block openings in the reef as the eel hunts inside; all parties benefit from increased hunting success

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Size: 8256px × 5504px
Location: Kona, Hawaii, USA
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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