Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse at work

A Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse and Whitebar Surgeonfish in the waters off Hawaii
A Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse and Whitebar Surgeonfish in the waters off Hawaii

Cleaner wrasses establish territories where they remove mucus, parasites, and dead tissue from other fish. These cleaning stations can exist in the same place for years and can have several wrasses performing those services. Their clients can be anything from other small reef fish to eels and sharks.

In these photos, a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse services a Whitebar Surgeonfish.

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