Shark sucker (Remora remora)

Scientific name: Remora remora Linnaeus, 1758

Shark sucker (Remora remora)

The Shark sucker (Remora remora) is a marine fish of the family Echeneidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22-26; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 22 - 24. Dark brownish grey in color. During the course of development, fin is transformed into a suction disc. Deeper-bodied than Echeneis naucrates.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Remora remora
Family
Echeneidae (Remoras)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
86.4
Common length
40.0
Depth range
0–100 m (0–328 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 100 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Cosmopolitan in warm waters. Western Pacific: Japan to New Zealand and Norfolk Island. Eastern Pacific: San Francisco in California, USA to Chile. Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada to Argentina. Eastern Atlantic: North Sea to the Canary Islands, including the western Mediterranean. Recorded from Iceland and between Sweden and Denmark.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming Fec

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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