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A bluestreak cleaner wrasse, Labroides dimidiatus picks at the eye of a bright terminal male purple queen, Pseunthias tuka. The little cleaners provide an essential service and are never molested by their "costomers." Manado, Sulawesi.

Traditional whaling still takes place in two villages east of Flores. These men, from Lamaierat Lembata are flensing a sperm whale they caught with a hand-hurled spear from their small wooden boat The men catch no more than 15-20 small whales a year, although the) will also harpoon whale sharks, marlin or any other large fish they come across,

Marine turtles spend nearly all their lives at sea but their eggs have to be laid on land. At certain secluded beaches females regular:, emerge at night to deposit their eggs above the high water mark.

Sea snakes. Most sea snakes (family Hydrophiidae) never come onto land at all, even giving birth at sea. There are some 60 species of sea snakes in the world, over half of which are found in Indonesia. They tend to be patchily distributed very common In some areas and absent form others, As reptiles; they must come up for air although they have a very large lung and can stay under for many hours.