Alex Mustard / Portrait of a Starry grouper (Epinephelus labriformis) over coral. La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Sea of Cortez, Gulf of California, East Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Flag cabrilla (Epinephelus labriformis) looking out from its lair between colourful volcanic boulders. Darwin Island, Galapagos National Park, Galapagos Islands. East Pacific Ocean.

Claudio Contreras / Flag Cabrilla (Epinephelus labriformis), Espiritu Santo National Park, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, February

Claudio Contreras / Flag cabrilla (Epinephelus labriformis), El Violin, Huatulco Bays National Park, southern Mexico, November.

Claudio Contreras / Mexican hogfish (Bodianus diplotaenia) and Flag cabrilla (Epinephelus labriformis), Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve (Socorro Islands), Pacific Ocean, Western Mexico, March

Claudio Contreras / Flag Cabrilla (Epinephelus labriformis) and Clarion Angelfish (Holacanthus clarionensis), Clarion Angelfish IUCN Vulnerable, San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve (Socorro...

Claudio Contreras / Starry Grouper (Epinephelus labriformis), Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve / Archipielago de Revillagigedo UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site (Socorro Islands), Pacific Ocea...

Claudio Contreras / Starry Grouper (Epinephelus labriformis), Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Archipelago Biosphere Reserve / Archipielago de Revillagigedo UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site (Socorro Islands), Pacific Ocea...

Pascal Kobeh / Starry grouper / Flag cabrilla (Epinephelus labriformis) hiding in a sponge, Panama, Pacific Ocean

Pascal Kobeh / Starry grouper / flag cabrilla (Epinephelus labriformis) Panama, Pacific Ocean

Pete Oxford / Flag cabrilla (Epinephelus labriformis) swimming near algae covered rocks, Galapagos.

Claudio Contreras / Flag cabrilla (Epinephelus labriformis), Cabo Pulmo National Park, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, July