Whitetip Reef Shark in Underwater Cavern

A whitetip reef shark swims through a single shaft of sunlight penetrating the dark, rocky interior of an underwater cavern.

A photo of a whitetip reef shark swimming through a single sunbeam inside First Cathedral cavern off Lanai in Hawaii, dark rocky interior See more

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