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When Tilefish Attack

Jaws locked in ritual combat (called gaping), these two tilefish square off in a dispute over territory. The one on the left finally got the upper hand (or should I say, lip).

 

(Sorry about the focus, but these guys wouldn't wait for the autofocus to catch up).

 

Photographed near Isla Canales de Afuera - inside the protected waters of Coiba National Park, Panama

 

Day 3

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Taken on November 18, 2007