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An unbelievable large school of sardines, moving as one unit, opens while each individual tries to escape at the maw of grouper and dentex. The tiny
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
An unbelievable large school of sardines, moving as one unit, opens while each individual tries to escape at the maw of grouper and dentex. The tiny sardines found themselves in a situation which limited their chances of survival, since they were locked up between the surface and the shallow bottom, with very few possibilities to escape the predators’ mouths. The large school was so big to darken the natural light coming through the surface in the shallow water and frantically moved apart under the attacks of the groupers and dentex, to reassemble shortly after. The school of fishes continually changed shapes, similarly to the flocks of starlings in the sky. I remained hours in the shallow water, doing my best to take a representative picture, while avoiding to be part of the feast. Species : Sardines, Leopard grouper (Mycteroperca rosacea), Dentex Conservation status : Least concerned Location: Los Islotes rockeries, Espiritu Santo archipelago, Sea of Cortez, Mexico The area was declared part of a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1995
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Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani) in front of a Shoal of Big-eye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani) in front of a Shoal of Big-eye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Black Grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci), in the Queen's Gardens National Park, Cuba
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Black Grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci), in the Queen's Gardens National Park, Cuba
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Mottled grouper (Mycteroperca rubra), in the Kas Kekova marine protected area, Turkey.
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Mottled grouper (Mycteroperca rubra), in the Kas Kekova marine protected area, Turkey.
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Mottled grouper (Mycteroperca rubra), in the Kas Kekova marine protected area, Turkey.
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Mottled grouper (Mycteroperca rubra), in the Kas Kekova marine protected area, Turkey.
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Leopard grouper (Mycteroperca rosacea), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Leopard grouper (Mycteroperca rosacea), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), seen from below, Cabo
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), seen from below, Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Golden grouper (Mycteroperca rosacea), yellow color-variation of the most common leopard grouper species, Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Golden grouper (Mycteroperca rosacea), yellow color-variation of the most common leopard grouper species, Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Scuba diver with big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Scuba diver with big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Big Gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Island grouper, Comb grouper (Mycteroperca fusca). Fish of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Island grouper, Comb grouper (Mycteroperca fusca). Fish of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
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Island grouper, Comb grouper (Mycteroperca fusca). Fish of the
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Island grouper, Comb grouper (Mycteroperca fusca). Fish of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Black Grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci), Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba
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Black Grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci), Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Black Grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci), Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Black Grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci), Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba
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Black Grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci), Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Black Grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci), Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba
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Black Grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci), Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Black Grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci), Jardines de la Reina National Park, Cuba
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Leopard grouper (Mycteroperca rosacea), Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Leopard grouper (Mycteroperca rosacea), Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Leopard grouper (Mycteroperca rosacea), Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Leopard grouper (Mycteroperca rosacea), Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Gulf Grouper (Mycteroperca jordani) in yellow phase, Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Gulf Grouper (Mycteroperca jordani) in yellow phase, Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Leopard groupers (Mycteroperca rosacea), Baja California Sur, Mexico
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
© Reinhard Dirscherl / Biosphoto
Leopard groupers (Mycteroperca rosacea), Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Mottled grouper (Mycteroperca rubra). Inside cave. Composite image. Madeira Island, Portugal.. Composite image
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
Mottled grouper (Mycteroperca rubra). Inside cave. Composite image. Madeira Island, Portugal.. Composite image
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Atlantic trumpetfish, Aulostomus strigosus, close following Island grouper, Mycteroperca fusca. Hiding behind the grouper body it can get close to
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
Atlantic trumpetfish, Aulostomus strigosus, close following Island grouper, Mycteroperca fusca. Hiding behind the grouper body it can get close to preys that are to small to the grouper and do not fear with it's aproach. Composite image. Madeira, Portugal. Composite image
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Mottled grouper, Mycteroperca rubra. Inside cave. Composite image. Madeira Island, Portugal.. Composite image
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
© Paulo de Oliveira / Biosphoto
Mottled grouper, Mycteroperca rubra. Inside cave. Composite image. Madeira Island, Portugal.. Composite image
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Comb grouper, Mycteroperca fusca, Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Comb grouper, Mycteroperca fusca, Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
© Yves Lefèvre / Biosphoto
Yellow Sailfin Grouper Malpelo Pacific Ocean
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Tête de Mérou-tigre nageant près du fond marin Belize
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Tête de Mérou-tigre nageant près du fond marin Belize
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Mérou-tigre nageant près du fond marin Belize
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Mérou nageant près d'un récif corallien Belize
© Brandon Cole / Biosphoto
Mérou nageant dans le grand bleu Belize
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Gulf groupers (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo, Mexico.
© Alessandro Cere / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
© Alessandro Cere / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
Gulf groupers (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo, Mexico.
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Portrait of a gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo, Mexico.
© Alessandro Cere / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
© Alessandro Cere / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
Portrait of a gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo, Mexico.
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Portrait of a gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo,
© Alessandro Cere / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
© Alessandro Cere / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
Portrait of a gulf grouper (Mycteroperca jordani), Cabo Pulmo, Mexico.
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Tiger Grouper (Mycteroperca tigris), Caribbean, Americas
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© J.W. Alker / imageBROKER / Biosphoto
Tiger Grouper (Mycteroperca tigris), Caribbean, Americas
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Tiger Grouper (Mycteroperca tigris), Caribbean, Americas
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© J.W. Alker / imageBROKER / Biosphoto
Tiger Grouper (Mycteroperca tigris), Caribbean, Americas
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Pillar corals (Dendrogyra cylindricus) and Black Grouper fish (Mycteroperca bonaci), barrier reef, San Pedro, Ambergris Cay Island, Belize, Central
© Norbert Probst / imageBROKER / Biosphoto
© Norbert Probst / imageBROKER / Biosphoto
Pillar corals (Dendrogyra cylindricus) and Black Grouper fish (Mycteroperca bonaci), barrier reef, San Pedro, Ambergris Cay Island, Belize, Central America, Caribbean
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Black Grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci) lurking in a coral reef waiting for prey, Barrier Reef, San Pedro, Ambergris Cay Island, Belize, Central
© Norbert Probst / imageBROKER / Biosphoto
© Norbert Probst / imageBROKER / Biosphoto
Black Grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci) lurking in a coral reef waiting for prey, Barrier Reef, San Pedro, Ambergris Cay Island, Belize, Central America, Caribbean
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Yellow Sailfin Grouper, Malpelo Island, Pacific Ocean, Colombia
© Borut Furlan / WaterFrame - Agence / Biosphoto
© Borut Furlan / WaterFrame - Agence / Biosphoto
Yellow Sailfin Grouper, Malpelo Island, Pacific Ocean, Colombia
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Sailfin Grouper, Malpelo Island, Pacific Ocean, Colombia
© Borut Furlan / WaterFrame - Agence / Biosphoto
© Borut Furlan / WaterFrame - Agence / Biosphoto
Sailfin Grouper, Malpelo Island, Pacific Ocean, Colombia
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Sailfin Grouper, Malpelo Island, Pacific Ocean, Colombia
© Borut Furlan / WaterFrame - Agence / Biosphoto
© Borut Furlan / WaterFrame - Agence / Biosphoto
Sailfin Grouper, Malpelo Island, Pacific Ocean, Colombia