Caption

Symbiotic behaviour Symbiosis of reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) Manta ray hovers at waits over cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) cleaner wrasse cleaner wrasse in coral reef gets rid of parasites, Pacific Ocean, Caroline Islands, Yap Island, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia

Date

Aug 29, 2014

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Frank Schneider

Reference

BRK25B61_292

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

underwater underwater under water underwater photo underwater photos underwater shot Underwater scene deserted no one No People nobody uninhabited empty Pacific Pacific Ocean island islands islet cleaner fish cleaner fishes Labrichthyini Pisces Fish marine animal marine animals sea animal sea animals coral reef coral reefs wild animal wild animals animals in the wild Wildlife animal behaviour animal behaviour animal animals wildlife fauna symbiosis symbioses parasite parasites Ray Batoidea Rays Chondrichthyes Cartilaginous fish Cartilaginous fish underwater world underwater worlds Bony fish Osteichthyes Bony fishes wait waiting waits marine fish marine fishes saltwater fish saltwater fishes sea fish reef reefs water animal water animals ocean oceans Labridae Wrasse Wrasses sea float floating floats midair mid-air mid air hover hovering hovers Perciformes Perciformes Perciformes Percomorphaceae Julidinae Julidinae Corinae Julidinae Ray-finned fish Actinopterygii Ray-finned fishes reef manta ray Manta alfredi reef manta rays Mobula alfredi Eagle ray Myliobatidae Eagle rays wildlife photography wildlife photography Labroides dimidiatus Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Bluestreak cleaner wrasses Manta ray Manta Manta rays Caroline Islands Federated States of Micronesia Micronesia FSM natural environment natural habitat habitat natural environments South Seas South Pacific Manta ray Mobulinae Myliobatiformes Myliobatiformes Yap Yap Islands Yap State