Ariel Poholek· 6 Oct 2020
The top photo is actually of a juvenile cobia, not a whitefin sharksucker, if you look closely there is no sucker disk on the top of it’s head.
Bony fish
Whitefin Sharksucker
Echeneis neucratoides
Also known as: Shortdisk Sharksucker, Suckerfish, Whitefin Remora
ALSO KNOWN AS
- Shortdisk Sharksucker
- Suckerfish
- Whitefin Remora
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Overview
Found either free-swimming, or attached to their host fish, mammals, turtles, etc., by its sucker head, from estuaries to the open ocean.
They feed on scraps of food from their hosts, or parasites found on their host.
Remoras have a sucker on top of their heads to attach to anything that moves!
They spend their days Hitch hiking between large fish such as sharks, manta rays, turtles etc.
They are quite keen to hitch a lift with divers as well.
If they do attach push forward to remove!
They feed on scraps of food from their hosts or parasites on their hosts.
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How to identify
- Pattern
- stripes
- Behaviour
- approaches diversopen water
Tap any trait to see other fish that share it.
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
- Country only · 2
LIVES IN
Found either free-swimming, or attached to their host fish, mammals, turtles, etc., by its sucker head, from estuaries to the open ocean.
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Adult photos 2
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Discussion 2
ALL STAGES
FOR THE MARINE-BIOLOGY CURIOUS
Deep dive
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More in the family
Remoras (Echeneidae)
