Double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma) with extended mouth parts inviting a cleaner wrasse (Lutjanus dimidiata) to remove parasites and dead tis

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Double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma) with extended mouth parts inviting a cleaner wrasse (Lutjanus dimidiata) to remove parasites and dead tissue. Photographed in West Papua, Indonesia.

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Photo credit: © GEORGETTE DOUWMA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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