A tiny cleaner shrimp removes parasites from a Black-finned snake eel (Ophichthus cephalozona) on a sandy seafloor in Indonesia. This tropical region, within the Coral Triangle, is home to an incredible variety of marine life.
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Image id: 1387-190
Release status: No Release Needed
Shot date: June 2008
Upload date: June 2024
Artist: Ethan Daniels
Release status: No Release Needed
Shot date: June 2008
Upload date: June 2024
Artist: Ethan Daniels
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