Thalasomma duperreyi(Blue Wrasse) and goatfish Parapeneus multifasciatus (Moano) These fish are next to an exclusion cage that prevents grazing in order to study the effects of fish on benthic algal growth.

Image ID: reef0094, NOAA's Coral Kingdom Collection
Location: Pokai Bay, Oahu
Photo Date: September 1968
Photographer: Dr. James P. McVey, NOAA Sea Grant Program


Category: Coral Reefs/Artificial Reef/Vertebrates Fish/

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