Search results for Commensal Parasite

Ocean sunfish recruiting fish near drift kelp to clean parasites, open ocean, Baja California.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Image ID: 03267  

Closeup Portrait of the Face of a Giant Black Sea Bass, showing parasitic sea lice. These parasites find their nutrition from the skin and blood of the host giant sea bass. Smaller fishes such as senoritas and wrasses will commonly clean the sea lice off the giant sea bass.
Species: Giant black sea bass, Stereolepis gigas
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 39436  

Percula clownfish anemonefish.
Species: Percula clownfish, Amphiprion percula
Image ID: 13673  

Ocean sunfish recruiting fish near drift kelp to clean parasites, open ocean, Baja California.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Image ID: 03265  

Ocean sunfish recruiting fish near drift kelp to clean parasites, open ocean, Baja California.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Image ID: 03268  

Red saddleback anemonefish.
Species: Red saddleback anemonefish, Amphiprion ephippium
Image ID: 07792  

Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 10001  

Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 10002  

Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 10004  

Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 10008  

Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 10022  

Humpback whale blowhole, showing twin nares (nostrils) which have a few small parasites clinging to the whale's skin around the blowhole openings.
Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Location: Santa Rosa Island, California
Image ID: 27041  

Coccineis ceticola diatoms grow on the skin of a blue whale. The thin brown film of commensal parasitic Coccineis diatoms, likely the species Coccineis ceticola, are often found on the skin of large cetaceans.
Species: Blue whale, Coccineis diatoms, Balaenoptera musculus, Coccineis ceticola
Location: Santa Rosa Island, California
Image ID: 27025  

California dodder, a common stem parasite in California that typically parasitizes host shrubs. Dodders resemble tangled masses of orange spaghetti covering shrubs. Dodder is without chlorophyll and are nonphotosynthetic and is therefor an obligate parasite dependent on its host for water and nutrients through a root system that penetrates the stem tissue of the host.
Species: California dodder, Cuscuta californica
Image ID: 11333  

Fire clownfish.
Species: Fire clownfish, Amphiprion melanopus
Image ID: 12905  

Pink anemonefish.
Species: Pink anemonefish, Amphiprion perideraion
Image ID: 12906  

Barrier reef anemonefish.
Species: Barrier reef anemonefish, Amphiprion akindynos
Image ID: 12910  

Barrier reef anemonefish.
Species: Barrier reef anemonefish, Amphiprion akindynos
Image ID: 12911  

Barrier reef anemonefish.
Species: Barrier reef anemonefish, Amphiprion akindynos
Image ID: 12912  

Spinecheek clownfish (maroon clownfish).
Species: Spinecheek clownfish, Premnas biaculeatus
Image ID: 12959  

Spinecheek clownfish (maroon clownfish).
Species: Spinecheek clownfish, Premnas biaculeatus
Image ID: 12960  

Percula clownfish anemonefish.
Species: Percula clownfish, Amphiprion percula
Image ID: 13674  

Percula clownfish anemonefish.
Species: Percula clownfish, Amphiprion percula
Image ID: 13675  

Percula clownfish anemonefish.
Species: Percula clownfish, Amphiprion percula
Image ID: 13676  

Percula clownfish anemonefish.
Species: Percula clownfish, Amphiprion percula
Image ID: 13677  

Percula clownfish anemonefish.
Species: Percula clownfish, Amphiprion percula
Image ID: 13678  

Percula clownfish anemonefish.
Species: Percula clownfish, Amphiprion percula
Image ID: 13679  

Ocean sunfish, halfmoon perch removing its parasites, open ocean.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Medialuna californiensis, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 03167  

Ocean sunfish, halfmoon perch removing its parasites, open ocean.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Medialuna californiensis, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 03168  

Ocean sunfish recruiting fish near drift kelp to clean parasites, open ocean, Baja California.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Image ID: 03264