Cleaner Fish and a Grouper the waters of the Caribbean isle Tortola in the British Virgin Islands
Cleaner Fish and a Grouper the waters of the Caribbean isle Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. Cleaner fish are fishes that provide a service to other fish species by removing dead skin and parasites. This is an example of mutualism, an ecological interaction that benefits both parties involved. Tortola is the largest and most populated of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands which form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. Tortola is a mountainous island miles (19 km) long and 3 miles (5 km) wide, with an area of square miles ( square km). It lies about 60 miles (100 km) east of Puerto Rico. Local belief is that the name was originally given to the island by Christopher Columbus, meaning "land of the Turtle Dove". In actuality Columbus named the island Santa Ana. The Dutch settled, and dubbed it Tor Tholen (New Tholen), after a tiny island off the west coast of the Netherlands. When the British moved in they altered the name to its present day form of Tortola.
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Location: Tortola “British Virgin Islands” “Virgin Islands” BVI Caribbean
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