

Doctor fish is the name given to two species of fish: Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomus. Other nicknames include nibble fish, kangal fish, and doctorfishen; in non-medical contexts, Garra rufa is called the reddish log sucker.
They live and breed in the outdoor pools of some Turkish spas, where they feed on the skin of patients with psoriasis. The
fish
are like combfishes in that they only consume the affected and dead areas of the
skin
, leaving the healthy skin to grow, with the outdoor location of the
treatment bringing beneficial effects.