Coral trout being cleaned of parasites by cleaner wrasse, Whitsunday

A common coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) being cleaned of parasites by cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) in the Whitsunday Islands. Coral trout are the primary targets of the hook and line fishery on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). The abundance and average size of coral trout has been shown to increase within protected green zones on the GBR.