Spotted coralgrouper, Plectropomus maculatus, #08844

Spotted coralgrouper exposes its gills in order to be cleaned by cleaner wrasse (not in frame)., Plectropomus maculatus, natural history stock photograph, photo id 08844

Spotted coralgrouper exposes its gills in order to be cleaned by cleaner wrasse (not in frame).

Species: Spotted Coralgrouper, Plectropomus maculatus
Image ID: 08844
Format: Digital 3:2

Keywords: animal, cleaning, color and pattern, color morph, fish, fish anatomy, fish behavior, grouper, indo-pacific, marine fish, plectropomus maculatus, spot, spotted coral grouper, spotted coralgrouper, underwater

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Categories:

Animal > Fish > Fish Anatomy > Color and Pattern > Color Morph
Animal > Fish > Fish Anatomy > Color and Pattern > Spot
Animal > Fish > Fish Behavior > Cleaning (Symbiosis)
Animal > Fish > Marine Fish > Grouper (Serranidae)
Animal > Fish > Marine Fish > Indo-Pacific
Subject > Technique > Captivity > Aquarium
Subject > Technique > Underwater

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