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  5. Remoras (Echeneidae)

Remoras (Echeneidae)

The Remoras (Echeneidae) family has 8 species in the Guppies.za.net fish encyclopedia, 1 of which is kept in home aquariums.

Species in this family

  • Live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates)Live sharksuckerEcheneis naucrates
  • Marlin sucker (Remora osteochir)Marlin suckerRemora osteochir
  • Shark sucker (Remora remora)Shark suckerRemora remora
  • Slender suckerfish (Phtheirichthys lineatus)Slender suckerfishPhtheirichthys lineatus
  • Spearfish remora (Remora brachyptera)Spearfish remoraRemora brachyptera
  • Whalesucker (Remora australis)WhalesuckerRemora australis
  • White suckerfish (Remora albescens)White suckerfishRemora albescens
  • Whitefin sharksucker (Echeneis neucratoides)Whitefin sharksuckerEcheneis neucratoides
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