hunting coalition of blue goatfish or gold-saddle goatfish, Parupeneus cyclostomus, with a bluefin jack, omilu or bluefin trevally, Caranx melampygus, Kohanaiki, North Kona, Hawaii (the Big Island), USA (Central Pacific Ocean); the jack has adopted a dark color phase, which may indicate aggression or territoriality


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Image ID: 0038072-DPE.jpg

hunting coalition - blue goatfish & bluefin jack

hunting coalition of blue goatfish or gold-saddle goatfish, Parupeneus cyclostomus, with a bluefin jack, omilu or bluefin trevally, Caranx melampygus, Kohanaiki, North Kona, Hawaii (the Big Island), USA (Central Pacific Ocean); the jack has adopted a dark color phase, which may indicate aggression or territoriality
Credit to: Blue Planet Archive / Doug Perrine

Image dimensions: 6358x4238

URL for this image: https://pictures.blueplanetarchive.com/image/I00009qF5nCg4w7s