▁numerous ▁species ▁of ▁cleaner ▁fish , ▁especially ▁wr ass es ▁and ▁g ob ies ▁( E la cat inus ▁s pp .). ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁animal ▁approaches ▁a ▁clean ing ▁station , ▁it ▁will ▁open ▁its ▁mouth ▁wide ▁or ▁position ▁its ▁body ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁way ▁as ▁to ▁signal ▁that ▁it ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁clean ed . ▁The ▁cleaner ▁fish ▁will ▁then ▁remove ▁and ▁eat ▁the ▁par as ites ▁from ▁the ▁skin , ▁even ▁sw imming ▁into ▁the ▁mouth ▁and ▁g ills ▁of ▁any ▁fish ▁being ▁clean ed . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁clean ing ▁sym b ios is . ▁ ▁C lean ing ▁stations ▁may ▁be ▁associated ▁with ▁cor al ▁re ef s , ▁located ▁either ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁a ▁cor al ▁head ▁or ▁in ▁a ▁slot ▁between ▁two ▁out cro ppings . ▁Other ▁clean ing ▁stations ▁may ▁be ▁located ▁under ▁large ▁cl umps ▁of ▁floating ▁sea we ed ▁or ▁at ▁an ▁accepted ▁point ▁in ▁a ▁river ▁or ▁l ago on . ▁ ▁Some ▁species ▁of ▁comb to oth ▁bl en ny , ▁most ▁not ably ▁the ▁false ▁cleaner fish , ▁m im ic ▁the ▁appearance ▁and ▁behaviour ▁of ▁clean ers , ▁then ▁te ar ▁away ▁scales ▁or ▁flesh ▁when ▁suit ably ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁victim . ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Doctor ▁fish ▁L ys m ata ▁am bo in ensis ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁McG reg or , ▁Peter ▁K . ▁Animal ▁Communic ation ▁Network s ▁. ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁Press , ▁p . ▁ 5 2 5 ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category :