Manta Rays Visit Cleaning Station (Photos)

On coral reefs, cleaning stations can often be seen where certain species of fish and shrimp eat the parasites off other creatures in a mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship.
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/rays1.jpg" alt="Manta rays gather above a cleaning station off Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia. The mantas are being cleaned by small wrasse. The Raja Ampat Islands are famous for their extraordinary marine biodiversity. (Matthew Oldfield)" title="Manta rays gather above a cleaning station off Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia. The mantas are being cleaned by small wrasse. The Raja Ampat Islands are famous for their extraordinary marine biodiversity. (Matthew Oldfield)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1801243"/></a>
Manta rays gather above a cleaning station off Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia. The mantas are being cleaned by small wrasse. The Raja Ampat Islands are famous for their extraordinary marine biodiversity. (Matthew Oldfield)
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