Coral goby (Gobiodon sp.) on red gorgonian sea fan. These small fish produce a toxic bitter tasting mucus and live exclusively in conjunction with cor

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Coral goby (Gobiodon sp.) on red gorgonian sea fan. These small fish produce a toxic bitter tasting mucus and live exclusively in conjunction with corals which they use for protection and camouflage. Photographed in Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

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Photo credit: © LOUISE MURRAY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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