gray reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, being cleaned by endemic Hawaiian cleaner wrasses, Labroides phthirophagus, Kona, Hawaii, USA

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gray reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, being cleaned by endemic Hawaiian cleaner wrasses, Labroides phthirophagus, note copepod parasites on underside of snout, side of head, and underside of pectoral fin; Mahaiula, North Kona, Hawaii (the Big Island), United States ( Central North Pacific Ocean )

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Size: 6876px × 4584px
Location: Kona, Hawaii, USA
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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