Whitefin sharksucker (Echeneis neucratoides)

Scientific name: Echeneis neucratoides Zuiew, 1789

Whitefin sharksucker (Echeneis neucratoides)

The Whitefin sharksucker (Echeneis neucratoides) is a marine fish of the family Echeneidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Massachusetts in USA, Bahamas and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America.

Biology

Occurs near as well as far from the coast.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Echeneis neucratoides
Family
Echeneidae (Remoras)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
75.0
Common length
50.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Massachusetts in USA, Bahamas and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America.
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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