Moray Eel and Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides sp)

Moray Eel and Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides sp) (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus). Indonesia. Cleaner wrasse are the barbers of the reef. Here we see a wrasse nipping parasites from a moray eel. The little fish is in no danger, it performs a service for the eel and at the same time gets itself a meal. The cleaner wrasse in this picture is very different to any other we have seen

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Cleaner Cleaning Eels Flavimarginatus Grooming Gymnothorax Labroides Moray Operation Parasite Parasites Partnership Symbiosis Wrasse Wrasses

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