Echeneis naucrates Linnaeus, 1758

Live sharksucker

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Echeneis naucrates
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> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Echeneidae (Remoras)
Etymology: Echeneis: Greek, echein = to hold + Greek, nays = ship; remora, suckling fish; 1774 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

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