Title

Symbiotic behaviour Symbiosis of reef manta ray

Caption

Symbiotic behaviour Symbiosis of reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) Manta ray hovers with open mouth over cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) cleaner wrasse in coral reef lets itself be freed from parasites, Pacific Ocean, Caroline Islands, Yap Island, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia

Date

Aug 29, 2014

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Frank Schneider

Reference

BRK23F19_153

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34,5Mb (1,6Mb) / 14,2in x 9,5in / 4252 x 2835 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Bluestreak cleaner wrasses Bony fish Bony fishes Caroline Islands Cartilaginous fish Chondrichthyes Corinae Fish Julidinae Labrichthyini Labridae Labroides dimidiatus Manta Manta alfredi Manta ray Manta rays Mobulinae Myliobatiformes No People Osteichthyes Pacific Pacific Ocean Perciformes Pisces Silent ocean Underwater scene Wildlife Wrasse Wrasses Yap Yap Islands Yap State animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild behavior behaviour cleaner fish cleaner fishes coral reef coral reefs deserted empty fauna float habitat hover island islands islet marine animal marine animals marine fish marine fishes mid air mid-air midair natural environment natural environments natural habitat no one nobody ocean oceans open mouth parasite parasites reef reef manta ray reef manta rays reefs saltwater fish sea sea animal 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 Batoidea Eagle ray Eagle rays FSM Federated States of Micronesia Micronesia Myliobatidae Ray Ray-finned fish Ray-finned fishes Rays South Pacific South Seas mouth mouths open opened