White suckerfish (Remora albescens)

Scientific name: Remora albescens Temminck & Schlegel, 1850

White suckerfish (Remora albescens)

The White suckerfish (Remora albescens) is a marine fish of the family Echeneidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-22; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 21 - 26. Pale grey to white in color.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Remora albescens
Family
Echeneidae (Remoras)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Worldwide in warm seas. Western Indian Ocean: including Reunion and Mauritius. Eastern Pacific: off San Francisco in California, USA to Chile, but rare north of Baja California in Mexico. Western Atlantic: Florida in USA and Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. Eastern Central Atlantic: St. Paul's Rocks.
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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