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A Clark's anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii) is infested by a tongue-biter cymathoid isopod parasite (Cymothoa exigua), which eats its host's tongue and replaces it. Cannibal Rock, Horseshoe Bay, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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Arthropods: Arthropoda, Bony Fishes: Osteichthyes, Clark's anemonefish: Amphiprion clarkii, Crustaceans: Crustacea, Cymothoidae, Damselfishes: Pomacentridae, Fishes, Invertebrates, Isopods: Isopoda, Malacostraceans: Malacostracea, Marine Life, komodo2014, parasite, tongue-biter cymathoid isopod: Cymothoa exigua, underwater
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