Green Sea Turtle Being Cleaned
![]() Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas), an endangered species, being cleaned by Yellow Tangs (Zebrasoma flavescens) and Gold-ring Surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus strigosus) at Turtle Towers dive site, Kona, Hawai'i.
This symbiotic behavior keeps the turtles free of algae and parasites while providing a food source for the fish. Available at Imagekind and PhotoShelter. Commentscoismarbella
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Pochitoque says:
Great Shot!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )