Trumpetfish and Porcupinefish            

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Trumpetfish (Aulostomus chinensis) often "ride" above a larger partner such as a grouper, or in this case a spot-fin porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix), in order to pick up any small prey that the larger fish misses or leaves.

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Nick Hope