A 'cleaner wrasse' has its 'station' or place where it works at cleaning the fish who come to visit for a clean up and de bug. Fish looking after their ova or young (in a relationship) may take it in turns to visit too if they have been attacked by some parasite that needs to be removed.
They are both fish
Since the shark & cleaner fish are benefited because the shark's teeth is being cleaned and the cleaner fish itself has food, the relationship between the two is called mutualism. improve
The scientific name for cleaner fish is "Labridae." Cleaner fish are known for their symbiotic relationship with other marine species, where they clean parasites and dead skin off larger fish.
They have a relationship known as mutualism. Both animals benefit from the relationship and neither is harmed.
Stingray's do share a mutualistic relationship with 'cleaner fish'. The stingray visits their cleaning station; ridding their bodies of parasites that potentially could be quite harmful to them, while the cleaner fish gets a meal.
Fish can get parasites that harm them. Dogs can also get harmed by heartworms those are parasites. Humans can also be harmed by parasites. there are many parasites that can affect people.
Yes, they have a relationship called parisitism. This means only one organisim benefits. For example Polar Bears gain food from eating fish and the fish are harmed/ killed.
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The host is harmed while the parasite benefits.
The host is harmed while the parasite benefits.