Spearfish remora (Remora brachyptera)

Scientific name: Remora brachyptera Lowe, 1839

Spearfish remora (Remora brachyptera)

The Spearfish remora (Remora brachyptera) is a marine fish of the family Echeneidae. Native range: Worldwide in warm seas. Western Atlantic, Nova Scotia, Canada to Brazil. Eastern Central Atlantic: Madeira Island.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-34; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 25 - 34. Body cylindrical and elongate; possessing an oblong cephalic disk with 14 to 17 transverse laminae; cranium depressed (supporting cephalic disk); dorsal fin with 27 to 44 rays; first gill arch with fewer than 21 gill rakers; body entirely white to pale blue.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Remora brachyptera
Family
Echeneidae (Remoras)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Common length
25.0
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Worldwide in warm seas. Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada to Brazil. Eastern Central Atlantic: Madeira Island.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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