Schools of mulletfish (Mugilidae) prudently detour around a blacktip reef shark (center) (Carcharhinus melanopterus) just off Home Island of the Palmyra Atoll .

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Schools of mulletfish (Mugilidae) prudently detour around a blacktip reef shark (center) (Carcharhinus melanopterus) just off Home Island of the Palmyra Atoll .

Copyright: RANDY OLSON
Image Size: 3324x4980 / 12.8MB
Keywords: blacktip reef sharks, blacktip sharks, carcharhinus melanopterus, geography, groups of animals, islands, mugilidae, mullet fish, palm trees, palmyra island, shadows
Contained in galleries: Treasured Islands of Palmyra: Nature’s Stronghold in the Pacifi_ National Geographic magazine 3/2001

Randy Olson, Melissa Farlow Photography