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Balistes vetula
the pic descibes itself :D
marine, reef
On a fishing afternoon, we caught several fishes (for dinner). but the beauty of this fish saved it from being cooked unto our plates that day! a species of concern identified here in Belize (IUCN - vulnerable), as it is fished for being a delicacy and attracting tourism. This specimen was kept for a while in the batch of fished dinner, but was then released back into the sea as we had enough smaller schoolmaster fish and Red Hind fish.
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