Common name of Phtheirichthys lineatus
 
Common name Slender remora
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country South Africa
Locality
Ref. Heemstra, P.C., 1986
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st modifier morphology
2nd modifier
Remarks The term remora was derived from the Latin name remora meaning hindrance as it was thought that the attachment of these fishes via their unique sucking-dics delayed ships (Ref. 528).
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