Yellow and Blueback Fusilier Caesio teres occurs in the tropical Indo-West Pacific from East Africa to the Line Islands (but not in the Red Sea or the Arabian Gulf) in a depth range from 5-60m, max. length 40cm, common 27cm. Adults are found primarily around coral reefs, with a preference for coralline lagoons. They feed on zooplankton in large midwater groups and form schools with other caesionids. This specimen gets cleaned by a juvenile Cleaner Wrasse Labroides dimidiatus. Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasses Labroides dimidiatus usually occur in pairs in the tropical Indo-Pacific in a depth range from 1-40m, usually 1-30m, max. length 14cm. The species creates 'cleaning' stations to which fishes come to have crustacean ectoparasites and mucus removed. Cleaning intensity is not related to client size or commonness. Even hands of divers will be cleaned if presented to the cleaning station! Triton Bay, West Papua Province, Indonesia 3°56'19.752 S 134°7'15.198 E at 14m depth Environment | Nature | Social Issues | Travel Destinations | Horizontal
High Resolution JPEG Picture of Yellow and Blueback Fusilier Caesio teres occurs in the tropical Indo-West Pacific from East Africa to the Line Islands (but not in the Red Sea or the Arabian Gulf) in a depth range from 5-60m, max. length 40cm, common 27cm. Adults are found primarily around coral reefs, with a preference for coralline lagoons. They feed on zooplankton in large midwater groups and form schools with other caesionids. This specimen gets cleaned by a juvenile Cleaner Wrasse Labroides dimidiatus. Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasses Labroides dimidiatus usually occur in pairs in the tropical Indo-Pacific in a depth range from 1-40m, usually 1-30m, max. length 14cm. The species creates 'cleaning' stations to which fishes come to have crustacean ectoparasites and mucus removed. Cleaning intensity is not related to client size or commonness. Even hands of divers will be cleaned if presented to the cleaning station! Triton Bay, West Papua Province, Indonesia 3°56'19.752 S 134°7'15.198 E at 14m depth [1780792262] stock photo
