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A cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) inspecting a honeycomb moray eel (Gymnothorax favageneus), Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
A cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis), inspects the teeth of an undulated moray eel, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific, North America
A great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) comes close to the reef to be cleaned by a cleaner wrasse, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific, North America
A bluestreak cleaner wrasse searching the mouth of a clown sweetlips for parasites, Yap, Micronesia, Pacific
Potato cod (Epinephelus tukula) being cleaned by cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus), Cod Hole, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia, Pacific
Barberfishes clean Pacific Creolefish, Johnrandallia nigrirostris, Punta Vicente Roca, Isabela Island, Galapagos, Ecuador
Six-banded Angelfish cleaned by Cleaner Wrasse, Pomacanthus sexstriatus, Komodo National Park, Indonesia
Harlequin Sweetlips cleaned by Cleaner Wrasse, Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides, Komodo National Park, Indonesia
Six-banded Angelfish cleaned by Cleaner Wrasse, Pomacanthus sexstriatus, Komodo National Park, Indonesia
A longspine grouper (Epinephelus longispinis) being cleaned by a cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus).
A tiny cleaner shrimp removes parasites from a Black-finned snake eel (Ophichthus cephalozona) on a sandy seafloor in Indonesia. This tropical region, within the Coral Triangle, is home to an incredible variety of marine life.
This fish is having its gills cleaned by a cleaner wrasse so it opens wide allowing the fish to come in and feed on parasites, Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
A reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi), hovers over a reef where small cleaner wrasse will relieve her of her parasites, Maldives.
An adult bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) at a cleaning station on the reef off Kri Island, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Southeast Asia
Gray reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) approaches reef to get cleaned by wrasse,Truk lagoon, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Pacific
Dotted sweetlips (Plectorhinchus picus), being cleaned by bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus), Namu atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific
Doublebar goatfish (Parupeneus bifasciatus) white phase, and cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus), Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific
Symbiotic behaviour Symbiosis of jewel perch vermillion seabass (Cephalopholis miniata) lies at cleaning stationwith mouth wide open showing teeth rows of teeth motionless in coral reef lets cleaner wrasse bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) rid itself of parasites, Indian Ocean, Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Africa
Star puffer (Arothron stellatus) and cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus), open mouth, Indo-Pacific Ocean
Yellow-edged moray (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus) at cleaning station with pacific cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis), Sodwana Bay National Park dive site, Maputaland Marine Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa
Symbiotic behaviour Symbiosis of giant moray (Gymnothorax javanicus) with open mouth looks directly at observer lets cleaner wrasse bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) rid itself of parasites, Indian Ocean, Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Africa
Sweetlips (Gaterin orentalis) opens mouth for Bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus), Indian Ocean, Maldives, Asia
Close-up, head of a giant moray (Gymnothorax javanicus) opens mouth for two white-banded cleaner shrimps (Lysmata amboinensis), Pacific Ocean, Palau, Oceania
West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), overgrown with moss, resting on the bottom, Grass perch, Green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) eats moss from manti, cleanerfish, Three Sisters Springs, Manti Sanctuary, Crystal River, Florida, USA, North America
Close-up of giant moray (Gymnothorax javanicus) with cleaner fish, Abu Fendera reef dive site, Egypt, Red Sea, Africa
Vermillion seabass (Cephalopholis miniata) with cleaner shrimp (Urocaridella antonbruunii), Pacific, Indian Ocean, Red Sea
Bumphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) are the largest species in this family and can reach 5 feet in length and over 160 pounds, Yap, Micronesia
Endemic Hawaiian Saddle Wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey) approach to clean a Reef Manta Ray (Mobula (formerly Manta) alfredi) of parasites at a reef cleaning station off the Kona Coast, the Big Island, Hawaii, USA. This particular female manta with a missing
A Reef Manta Ray (Mobula (formerly Manta) alfredi) hovers over a reef cleaning station off the Kona Coast, the Big Island, Hawaii, USA. This particular female manta with a missing left cephalic lobe has been observed by divers and snorkelers at Kona since
The endemic Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) is taking a close look for parasites on this Crocodile Needlefish (Tylosurus crocodilus), Hawaii, United States of America
While a Hawaii Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) searches for parasites in its mouth, a Reef Manta Ray (Mobula (formerly Manta) alfredi) hovers over a reef cleaning station off the Kona Coast, the Big Island, Hawaii, USA during the summer. This par
Cleaner shrimp cleaning Yellow-margined moray, Stenopus hispidus, Gymnothorax flavimarginatus, Djibouti, Djibuti, Africa, Afar Triangle, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Tadjourah
Juvenile Galapagos Angelfish, Holocanthus passer, Costa Rica, Cocos Island, South america, Latin america
Red-white spottet cleaner shrimp cleaning Yellow-margined moray, Leandrites cyrtorhynchus, Gymnothorax flavimarginatus, Djibouti, Djibuti, Africa, Afar Triangle, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Tadjourah
Red-white spottet cleaner shrimp cleaning Yellow-margined moray, Leandrites cyrtorhynchus, Gymnothorax flavimarginatus, Djibouti, Djibuti, Africa, Afar Triangle, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Tadjourah
Blackspotted sweetlip (Plectorhinchus gaterinus) with cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus), Sudan, Red Sea, Africa
Cleaner shrimp cleaning Yellow-margined moray, Stenopus hispidus, Gymnothorax flavimarginatus, Djibouti, Djibuti, Africa, Afar Triangle, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Tadjourah