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Cleaner fish are fish that provide a service to other fish species by removing dead skin and ectoparasites. This is an example of mutualism , an ecological interaction that benefits both parties involved.
The crimson cleaner fish (Suezichthys aylingi), or butcher's dick in Australia, is a species of wrasse native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean around Australia and New Zealand. This species inhabits patches of sand on reefs at depths of from 6 to 100 metres (20 to 328 ft). It is a cleaner fish.