green sea turtle being cleaned of algae by yellow tang surgeonfish at cleaning station, Puako, Kona, Hawaii ( Pacific Ocean )

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green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas ( Threatened Species in Hawaii; Endangered elsewhere), being cleaned of algae by yellow tangs, Zebrasoma flavescens ( herbivorous surgeonfish ), Puako, Kona, Hawaii, ( Central Pacific Ocean )

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Size: 5402px × 3595px
Location: Puako, Kona Coast, Hawaii Island, Hawaii, United States
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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