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Earth Day Photo: Green Sea Turtle and Yellow Tangs

April 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas), an endangered species, being cleaned by Yellow Tangs (Zebrasoma flavescens) and Gold-ring Surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus strigosus) at Turtle Towers dive site, Kona, Hawai'i. This symbiotic behavior keeps the turtles free of algae and parasites while providing a food source for the fish.This is my Earth Day plea to stop the collection of Hawai‘i’s endemic fishes for the Aquarium Industry.

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Happy Earth Day!

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