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Scuba Diver observing a Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), inside the wreck of the Mispah offshore Singer Island, Florida, USA. Endangered species.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Scuba Diver observing a Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), during a spawning aggregation in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), surrounded by Cigar Minnows (Decapterus punctatus), inside the shipwreck of the Mispah offshore Palm Beach, Florida, USA, during a spawning aggregation. Endangered species.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), congregating around the shipwreck of the Zion in Jupiter, Florida, USA, to spawn in the months of August and September. Endangered species. They are often accompanied by Cigar Minnows (Decapterus punctatus).
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), hovering in mid-water near the shipwreck Zion in Jupiter, Florida, USA. Endangered species. They are often accompanied by Cigar Minnows (Decapterus punctatus).
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), congregating around the shipwreck of the Zion in Jupiter, Florida, USA, to spawn in the months of August and September. Endangered species. They are often accompanied by Cigar Minnows (Decapterus punctatus).
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), hovering in mid-water near the shipwreck Zion in Jupiter, Florida, USA. Endangered species. They are often accompanied by Cigar Minnows (Decapterus punctatus).
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Scuba diver observing a Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), surrounded by Cigar Minnows (Decapterus punctatus), during a spawning aggregation in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), resting under a ledge during a spawning aggregation in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), surrounded by Cigar Minnows (Decapterus punctatus), during a spawning aggregation in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), surrounded by Cigar Minnows (Decapterus punctatus), during a spawning aggregation in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), surrounded by Cigar Minnows (Decapterus punctatus), during a spawning aggregation in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Groupers (Epinephelus itajara), hover in mid-water during a spawning aggregation in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Scuba diver observing Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), resting under a ledge during a spawning aggregation in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Groupers (Epinephelus itajara), hover in mid-water during a spawning aggregation in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), surrounded by baitfish off Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species. The Atlantic Goliath Grouper is one of the largest bony fishes in coral reefs in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), surrounded by baitfish off Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species. The Atlantic Goliath Grouper is one of the largest bony fishes in coral reefs in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), with baitfish on the Zion shipwreck in Jupiter, Florida, USA. Endangered species. The Atlantic Goliath Grouper is one of the largest bony fishes in coral reefs in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), on the Zion shipwreck in Jupiter, Florida, USA. Endangered species. The Atlantic Goliath Grouper is one of the largest bony fishes in coral reefs in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), on a shipwreck off Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species. The Atlantic Goliath Grouper is one of the largest bony fishes in coral reefs in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), surrounded by baitfish off Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species. The Atlantic Goliath Grouper is one of the largest bony fishes in coral reefs in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), surrounded by baitfish off Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species. The Atlantic Goliath Grouper is one of the largest bony fishes in coral reefs in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Diver photographing a Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), off Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species. The Atlantic Goliath Grouper is one of the largest bony fishes in coral reefs in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), surrounded by baitfish off Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species. The Atlantic Goliath Grouper is one of the largest bony fishes in coral reefs in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara) and Cigar Minnows (Decapterus punctatus), side by side near the shipwreck of the Zion in Jupiter, Florida, USA. Endangered species. One of the largest bony fishes in the Western Atlantic & Eastern Pacific.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara) and Cigar Minnows (Decapterus punctatus), side by side near the shipwreck of the Zion in Jupiter, Florida, USA. Endangered species. One of the largest bony fishes in the Western Atlantic & Eastern Pacific.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), surrounded by baitfish off Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species. The Atlantic Goliath Grouper is one of the largest bony fishes in coral reefs in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), on the Zion shipwreck in Jupiter, Florida, USA. Endangered species. The Atlantic Goliath Grouper is one of the largest bony fishes in coral reefs in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), surrounded by baitfish off Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species. The Atlantic Goliath Grouper is one of the largest bony fishes in coral reefs in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), with baitfish on the Zion shipwreck in Jupiter, Florida, USA. Endangered species. The Atlantic Goliath Grouper is one of the largest bony fishes in coral reefs in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), with baitfish on the Zion shipwreck in Jupiter, Florida, USA. Endangered species. The Atlantic Goliath Grouper is one of the largest bony fishes in coral reefs in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), surrounded by baitfish off Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species. The Atlantic Goliath Grouper is one of the largest bony fishes in coral reefs in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), surrounded by baitfish off Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species. The Atlantic Goliath Grouper is one of the largest bony fishes in coral reefs in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), surrounded by baitfish off Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species. The Atlantic Goliath Grouper is one of the largest bony fishes in coral reefs in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), surrounded by baitfish off Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species. The Atlantic Goliath Grouper is one of the largest bony fishes in coral reefs in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara). Also known as Giant Grouper. Palm Beach, Florida. Classified Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), surrounded by baitfish off Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species. The Atlantic Goliath Grouper is one of the largest bony fishes in coral reefs in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), surrounded by baitfish off Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species. The Atlantic Goliath Grouper is one of the largest bony fishes in coral reefs in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Starry Grouper (Epinephelus labriformis). Also known as Flag Cabrilla. San Benedicto Island, part of the Revillagigedo Archipelago, Cabo San Lucas, Socorro, Mexico.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Leather Bass (Dermatolepis dermatolepis), and schooling Barberfish (Johnrandallia nigrirostris). Revillagigedo Archipelago, off Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
© MIchael Patrick O'Neill / OceanwideImages.com |
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Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), and Glassy Sweepers (Pempheris schomburgkii). Palm Beach County, Florida, United States.
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Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus), cleaning a Queensland Groper (Epinephelus lanceolatus). Also known as Queensland Groper and Giant Groper. Photo taken at Navy Pier, Exmouth, WA, Australia. Classified Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
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Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus), cleaning a Queensland Groper (Epinephelus lanceolatus). Also known as Queensland Groper and Giant Groper. Photo taken at Navy Pier, Exmouth, WA, Australia. Classified Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
© Hayley Versace / OceanwideImages.com |
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Queensland Groper (Epinephelus lanceolatus). Also known as Queensland Groper and Giant Groper. Photo taken at Navy Pier, Exmouth, WA, Australia. Classified Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
© Hayley Versace / OceanwideImages.com |
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Queensland Groper (Epinephelus lanceolatus). Also known as Queensland Groper and Giant Groper. Photo taken at Navy Pier, Exmouth, WA, Australia. Classified Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
© Hayley Versace / OceanwideImages.com |
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Groper species, possibly Small-toothed Cod (Epinephelinae microdon). Photo was taken at Navy Pier, Exmouth, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, Australia.
© Hayley Versace / OceanwideImages.com |
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Coral Hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys falco). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Long-nose Hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) on Gorgonian Fan Coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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