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The dorsal fin of the remora has adapted into a sucker-like organ which allows the remora to attach to larger animals (rays, sharks, turtles) for transportation. The remora obtains small bits of food missed by its host, and also eats small bits of skin and parasites on the host. ... Various Fish Species;
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The sucking disc begins to show when the young fish are about 1 centimetre long. When the remora reaches about 3 centimetres, the disc is fully formed and the remora is then able to hitch a ride. The remora's lower jaw projects beyond the upper, and there is no ... Some remoras associate primarily with specific host species.
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www.texasgulfcoastfishing.com/remora.html
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Remora remora is a short, thick-set sucking fish (Marshall 1965).The Remora has 28-37 long slender gillrakers, 21-27 dorsal fin rays, 20-24 anal fin rays, ... Home Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Actinopterygii Order Perciformes Suborder Percoidei Family Echeneidae Species Remora remora...
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, any of the several species of warmwater fishes of the family Echeneidae, characterized by an oval sucking disk on the top of the head. With this apparatus (a modification of the dorsal fin) the remora, ... Suchathites; Suchow; sucker; sucker rod; sucker-rod pump; suckerfish; suckering; sucking fish; sucking louse;
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Remora is the name given to a variety of fish species of the family Echeneidae (which contains the genera Echeneis, ... Remora osteochir (aka marlin sucker) - As the common name implies (once again), the marlin sucker prefers the marlin as its host, as well as sailfish and, on occasion, other larger types of fish.
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everything2.com/title/Remora
everything2.com/title/Remora
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Slender-bodied fish (Remora remora) widespread in warm seas; large sucking disc on upper surface of head, with which it attaches firmly to other fish, especially sharks; length up to 45 cm/18 in; also called shark-sucker. ... Echeneis; Phtheiricthys; Remora; Remorina; See text for species.
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Hundreds of fish photos and fish species information to help identify fish or other sea life observed in Mexican waters. ... Most of the hundreds of fish species listed on this page were photographed by anglers with an interest in identifying what they have caught or observed somewhere in Mexican waters.
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www.mexfish.com/fish/fish.htm
www.mexfish.com/fish/fish.htm
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Description of Remora remora (Suckerfish or Remora). ... Range and Habitat ... Remora is derived from Latin, remorari, meaning "to linger, to delay."
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Shark remora's are the most common remora in warm waters. There are nine species of remoras. They can be found inshore as well as offshore. Remoras attaches to its hosts including sharks, rays, large fish, sea turtles, whales, dolphins and also to ships.
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www.thejump.net/id/shark-remora.htm
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