Hawaiian hogfish or a'awa, Bodianus albotaeniatus ( Hawaiian endemic species ), mature male, with other reef fish and gray reef sharks, Kona, Hawaii

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Hawaiian hogfish or a'awa, Bodianus albotaeniatus ( Hawaiian endemic species ), mature male, with bluestripe snapper or taape, Lutjanus kasmira, and black durgon triggerfish, Melichthus niger, and juvenile gray reef sharks, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, in background, Mahaiula, North Kona, Hawaii (the Big Island), United States ( Central North Pacific Ocean )

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Size: 7187px × 4791px
Location: Hawaii, USA
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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