Title

Symbiotic behaviour Symbiosis of vermillion seabass

Caption

Symbiotic behaviour Symbiosis of vermillion seabass (Cephalopholis miniata) lies motionless in coral reef allows cleaner wrasse bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) to rid it of parasites, Indian Ocean, Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Africa

Date

May 04, 2011

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Frank Schneider

Reference

BRK23D08_247

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

34,5Mb (2,0Mb) / 14,2in x 9,4in / 4252 x 2834 (300dpi)

Keywords

Africa Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Bluestreak cleaner wrasses Bony fish Bony fishes Cephalopholis miniata Coral hind Corinae East Africa Eastern Africa Epinephelinae Fish Indian Ocean Jewel grouper Julidinae Labrichthyini Labridae Labroides dimidiatus Mauritius No People Osteichthyes Perciformes Pisces Republic of Mauritius Serranidae Underwater scene Vermillion seabass Vermillion seabasses Wildlife Wrasse Wrasses animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild behavior behaviour cleaner fish cleaner fishes coral reef coral reefs deserted empty fauna grouper groupers habitat lie lying marine animal marine animals marine fish marine fishes motionless natural environment natural environments natural habitat no one nobody orange parasite parasites red red coloured reef reefs saltwater fish sea sea fish symbioses symbiosis under water underwater underwater photo underwater photos underwater shot underwater world underwater worlds uninhabited water animal water animals wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography Actinopterygii Ray-finned fish Ray-finned fishes ocean oceans