striped remora or live sharksucker remora cleaning scraps from inside the mouth of a lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris resting on the bottom is a strong current Thought to be a parasite this is one of the first images showing a benefit for the shark in this relationship West End Grand Bahamas Atlantic Ocean

animals atlantic bahamas behavior behaviour benefit bottom brevirostris cleaning current dangerous ectoparasite end first fishes grand hazardous images inside lemon live marine mouth negaprion ocean one parasite relationship remora remoras resting scraps sealife shark sharks sharksucker shot showing striped strong symbiosis thought underwater west