Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) with a large number of remoras (family Echeneidae). Whale sharks are filter-feeding carpet sharks and are the largest living non-mammalian vertebrates. Remoras are fish that have a symbiotic relationship with many large sea animals. They attach to their host by a sucker on top of their head. They clean the host's skin of parasites and eat left-over scraps, whilst the host in turn provides protection for the remora. Photographed off West Papua, Indonesia. | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Douwma, Georgette |
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