Title

Symbiotic behaviour Symbiosis of small damselfish neon damselfish

Caption

Symbiotic behaviour Symbiosis of small damselfish neon damselfish (Pomacentrus coelestis) a few centimetres in size allows cleaner wrasse bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) to rid itself of parasites, Indian Ocean, Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Africa

Date

May 13, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Frank Schneider

Reference

BRK23D12_039

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

43,5Mb (5,6Mb) / 13,0in x 13,0in / 3898 x 3898 (300dpi)

Keywords

Africa Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Bluestreak cleaner wrasses Bony fish Bony fishes Corinae Damselfish East Africa Eastern Africa Fish Indian Ocean Julidinae Labrichthyini Labridae Labroides dimidiatus Mauritius No People Osteichthyes Perciformes Pisces Pomacentrid Pomacentridae Pomacentrus coelestis Republic of Mauritius Underwater scene Wildlife Wrasse Wrasses animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild behavior behaviour centimeter centimeters centimetre cleaner fish cleaner fishes deserted empty fauna habitat little marine animal marine animals marine fish marine fishes natural environment natural environments natural habitat neon damselfish no one nobody parasite parasites saltwater fish sea sea fish small symbioses symbiosis tiny 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