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The Pilot fish eat and clear away algae and other materials that may build up on the sharks skin, while the shark allows the Pilot fish to clean itself and eat up!

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Do pilot fish help sharks?

Pilot fish eat the bacteria and scum that accumulates on the sharks' scales, but other than that they just hitch a ride.


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