Echeneis naucrates
Slender suckerfish
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Echeneidae
Genus
Echeneis
Species
Echeneis naucrates
Colours
Distinguishing features
Distinctive suction disc on top of head. Attaches to larger vertebrates or swims alongside them. Normal colour is grey to black with a white-edged black stripe along body. An unusual variation is pale yellowish/grey with a dusky stripe through eye.
Size
- Up to 110 cm (Total Length)
Weight
- Up to 2.3 kg
Depth range
- From 20 m to 50 m
Synonyms
Similar taxa
Comments
It is the most abundant remora in warm waters.
by Geoffrey Shuetrim
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
It can be found in marine environments. It can be found in brackish environments.Web resources
References
References that assist with identification
- Leis, J.M. and B.M. Carson-Ewart (2000). Larvae of Indo-Pacific Coastal Fishes Brill, Leiden, pp. 1-850. LIRS catalog number 660.
Other references
- Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.
- Hilomen, V.V. (1997). Inter- and intra-habitat movement patterns and population dynamics of small reef fishes of commercial and recreational significance, Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University, Townsville. LIRS catalog number 535.
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