Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse maneuvering around an Ornate Butterflyfish

Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) maneuvering around an Ornate Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ornatissimus) that is poised against a life-encrusted lava wall waiting to be cleaned.

Juvenile Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse approaching a Yellowmargin Moray Eel

Juvenile Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) approaching a Yellowmargin Moray Eel (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus).

Hawaian Cleaner Wrasse at a cleaning station

Hawaian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) by Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) waiting at a cleaning station off the Kona coast, The Big Island, Hawaii, USA.

Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse searches for parasites in the mouth of a Reef Manta Ray

While a Hawaii Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) searches for parasites in its mouth, a Reef Manta Ray (Mobula (formerly Manta) alfredi) hovers over a reef cleaning station off the Kona Coast, the Big Island, Hawaii, USA during the summer. This particular female manta with a missing left cephalic lobe has been observed by divers and snorkelers at Kona since 2001 and is named Koi Ray.

Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse searches for parasites in the mouth of a Reef Manta Ray

While a Hawaii Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) searches for parasites in its mouth, a Reef Manta Ray (Mobula (formerly Manta) alfredi) hovers over a reef cleaning station off the Kona Coast, the Big Island, Hawaii, USA during the summer. This particular female manta with a missing left cephalic lobe has been observed by divers and snorkelers at Kona since 2001 and is named Koi Ray.

Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse

Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) waiting for a fish to clean over coral rubble off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.

Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse

Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) waiting for a fish to clean near finger coral (Porites compressa) off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.

Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse removing parasites from a Yellowfin Goatfish

Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) removing parasites from a Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.

Yellowfin Goatfish school with a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse

Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) school being attended by a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) near a reef off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.

Yellowfin Goatfish school with a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse

Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) school being attended by a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) near a reef off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.

Yellowfin Goatfish school with a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse

Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) school being attended by a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) near a reef off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.

Yellowfin Goatfish school with a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse

Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) school being attended by a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) near a reef off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.

Yellowfin Goatfish school with a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse

Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) school being attended by a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) near a reef off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.

Yellowfin Goatfish school with a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse

Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) school being attended by a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus), an endemic Hawaiian fish species, near a reef off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island during the spring. This photograph was taken while scuba diving with Jack's Diving Locker at Sand Channel Pawai Bay.

Yellowfin Goatfish school with a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse

Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) school being attended by a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) near a reef off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.

Yellowfin Goatfish school with a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse

Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) school being attended by a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) near a reef off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.

Yellowfin Goatfish with a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse

Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) with a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus), a Hawaiian endemic fish, hover near a reef off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island during the spring.

Yellowfin Goatfish with a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse

Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) with a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) hover near a reef off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.

Black Durgon at cleaning station

Black Durgon (Melichthys niger) at cleaning station over thick finger coral (Porites duerdeni) off the Kona coast. Hawaii Island.

Saddle Wrasse being attended to by a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse

A Saddle Wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey) being attended to by a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) photographed under water while snorkeling Kona, Hawaii Island. Both species are Hawaiian endemics. Aspect ratio = 1:1.

Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse removing parasites from a Convict Suregonfish's gill cavity

Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) removing parasites from a Convict Suregonfish's (Acanthurus triostegus) gill cavity photographed under water while snorkeling Kona, Hawaii Island. Aspect ratio = 4:5.

Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse with a Pyramid Butterfyfish over rice coral

A Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus), a Hawaiian endemic, with a Pyramid Butterfyfish (Hemitaurichthys polylepis) over rice coral (Montipora capitata) photographed under water while scuba diving at Reef's End, Molokini Crater, Maui Island, Hawaii. Aspect ratio = 1:1.