Coral Grouper (Cephalopholis miniata). Also known as Coral Rock Cod and Coral Cod. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo taken at Christmas Island, Australia.
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Coral Grouper (Cephalopholis miniata). Also known as Coral Rock Cod and Coral Cod. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo taken at Christmas Island, Australia.
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Thinspine Grouper or White-square Cod (Gracila albomarginata). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photo taken Christmas Island, Australia.
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Black Cod (Epinephelus daemelii). Found mostly on coastal New South Wales reefs, but also southern Qld and Lord Howe Island. Protected species. Photo taken at Solitary Islands Marine Park, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.
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Black Cod (Epinephelus daemelii). Found mostly on coastal New South Wales reefs, but also southern Qld and Lord Howe Island. Protected species. Photo taken at Solitary Islands Marine Park, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.
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Black Cod (Epinephelus daemelii). Found mostly on coastal New South Wales reefs, but also southern Qld and Lord Howe Island. Protected species. Photo taken at Solitary Islands Marine Park, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.
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Black Cod (Epinephelus daemelii). Found mostly on coastal New South Wales reefs, but also southern Qld and Lord Howe Island. Protected species. Photo taken at Solitary Islands Marine Park, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.
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Black Cod (Epinephelus daemelii). Found mostly on coastal New South Wales reefs, but also southern Qld and Lord Howe Island. Protected species. Photo taken at Solitary Islands Marine Park, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.
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Scuba Scuba Diver observing a Potato Cod (Epinephelus tukula). Also known as Potato Grouper and Potato Groper. Photo taken at the Cod Hole, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
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Giant Grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) amongst baitfish. Also known as Queensland Grouper. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Sailfin Grouper (Mycteroperca olfax). Cocos Island UNESCO World Heritage Site, Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean, Central America.
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara) - surrounded by Baitfish. Also known as Giant Grouper. Palm Beach, Florida. Classified Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
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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.
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara) - courtship mating behaviour, surrounded by Baitfish. Also known as Giant Grouper. Palm Beach, Florida. Classified Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara) - surrounded by Baitfish. Also known as Giant Grouper. Palm Beach, Florida. Classified Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
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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.
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Scuba Diver observing Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara) - surrounded by Baitfish. Also known as Giant Grouper. Palm Beach, Florida. Classified Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
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Unusual gathering of Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara). Also known as Giant Grouper. Palm Beach, Florida. Classified Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
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Juvenile Barramundi Cod (Cromileptes altivelis), also known as Panther Grouper. Found throughout S.E. Asia and Indo-W. Pacific, including Great Barrier Reef.
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Juvenile Barramundi Cod (Cromileptes altivelis), also known as Panther Grouper. Found throughout S.E. Asia and Indo-W. Pacific, including Great Barrier Reef.
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Juvenile Barramundi Cod (Cromileptes altivelis), also known as Panther Grouper. Found throughout S.E. Asia and Indo-W. Pacific, including Great Barrier Reef.
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Underwater Photographer with a Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), surrounded by schooling Sardines. This Grouper is protected and listed as a threatened species. Photo taken at Jupiter, Florida, USA
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Footballer Trout (Plectropomus laevis), also known as Chinese Footballer and Footballer Cod. Found throughout Indo-West Pacific.
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), surrounded by schooling Sardines. This Grouper is protected and listed as a threatened species. Photo taken at Jupiter, Florida, USA
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara) surrounded by baitfish in 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.
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), resting on the bottom in 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.
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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.
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara) surrounded by baitfish in 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.
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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.
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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.
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Whitefin Remora (Echeneis neucratoides), cleaning the inside of the mouth of a Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species.
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Atlantic Goliath Groupers (Epinephelus itajara), hover in mid-water during a spawning aggregation in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species.
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Atlantic Goliath Groupers (Epinephelus itajara), hover in mid-water during a spawning aggregation in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species.
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Atlantic Goliath Groupers (Epinephelus itajara), hover in mid-water during a spawning aggregation in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species.
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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.
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), hovering mid-water during a spawning aggregation in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species.
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), surrounded by Cigar Minnows (Decapterus punctatus), in Jupiter, Florida, USA. Endangered species.
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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.
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Scuba Diver observing a Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), during a spawning aggregation in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species.
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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.
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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).
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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).
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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).
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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).
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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.
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Atlantic Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara), resting under a ledge during a spawning aggregation in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Endangered species.
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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.
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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.
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