male pelagic thresher shark or fox shark, Alopias pelagicus, being cleaned of parasites by cleaner fish at a cleaning station, Monad Shoal, off Malapa

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male pelagic thresher shark or fox shark, Alopias pelagicus, being cleaned of parasites by cleaner fish at a cleaning station, Monad Shoal, off Malapascua, Cebu, Philippines ( Visayan Sea, Western Pacific Ocean )

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Size: 7952px × 5304px
Location: Malapascua Island, Daanbantayan, Philippines
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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