Molas are often covered with small parasites, and will approach drift kelp and other flotsam to recruit small fish (which hide in and below the kelp) to remove these parasites.
Ocean sunfish recruiting fish near drift kelp to clean parasites, open ocean, Baja California.
Image: 03268
Species: Mola mola
Common name: Ocean sunfish
Lat/Long: 32° 40' 52.87"N, 117° 38' 49.97"W (Coordinates: 32.68135°, -117.64721°)
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Other Names: sunfish, moonfish, mondfisch, manbow, pez luna, pesce luna
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