A necessary alliance, a symbiosis

A necessary alliance, a symbiosis even between this moray eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) and this cleaning shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis). Depth: 65m, Mayotte

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Image id: 860-287560
Release status: Not Model or Property Released
Shot date: February 2019
Upload date: July 2019
Artist: Gabriel Barathieu

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