Male Bluegill Triggerfish (Xanthichthys auromarginatus) with an erect spinous dorsal fin photographed under water off Maui, Hawaii, USA. He was circling above his prepared spawning area suggesting that this is a courtship display; Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
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Image id: 1116-51201
Release status: No Release Needed
Shot date: April 2019
Upload date: October 2021
Artist: Thomas Kline
Release status: No Release Needed
Shot date: April 2019
Upload date: October 2021
Artist: Thomas Kline
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