Whale Shark - with dozens of sucker fish / Remora

Whale Shark - with dozens of sucker fish / Remora (Remora remora) (Rhincodon typus). Ningaloo Reef, West Australia. Remoras attach to Sharks as it provides them with protection, and they can feed of any food the shark leaves behind, this relationship is called commensalism where one species (the Remora) benefits from proximity to the other without harming or helping the other species

Restrictions Not for Australia

Remora Remoras Rhincodon School Shark Sharks Shoal Shoals Sucker Typus Underside

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