ornate butterflyfish, Chaetodon ornatissimus, waits its turn for cleaning by an endemic Hawaiian cleaner wrasse, Labroides phthirophagus, Kona, Hawaii

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ornate butterflyfish, Chaetodon ornatissimus, waits its turn at a cleaning station while an endemic Hawaiian cleaner wrasse, Labroides phthirophagus, cleans an endemic kole tang or goldring surgeonfish, Ctenochaetus strigosus; Pawai Bay, Kona Coast, Hawaii Island ( the Big Island ) Hawaiian Islands, USA ( Central Pacific Ocean )

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Size: 8130px × 5420px
Location: Kona, Hawaii, USA
Photo credit: © Doug Perrine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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