Distribution: from Eastern Africa to Southern Japan, Hawaii, French Polynesia, the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia. Also occurs in Eastern Pacific, from the Gulf of California to Panama, including the Galápagos Islands.
at Lagon de Saint-Pierre (Réunion Island) © pascale
at Matira Beach (Tahiti and the Society Islands)
at Passe Dubois (Seychelles) © beber34
at Isla Bolaños (Panama) © anne
at Kosi Bay Mouth Aquarium Reef (South Africa) © remora
at InterContinental Bora Bora Thalasso Spa (Tahiti and the Society Islands) © mikalm
at Lagon de Saint-Pierre (Réunion Island)
at Pandan Island (Philippines) © manceau
at InterContinental Resort Tahiti (Tahiti and the Society Islands) © globetrekker-az
at Granito de Oro (Panama) © nicoleguillemin
at N’Gouja (Mayotte)
at Menjangan Island (Indonesia) © laetitia
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