Common remora
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The common remora is a pelagic marine fish belonging to the family Echeneidae. The dorsal fin, which has 22 to 26 soft rays, acts as a suction cup, creating a vacuum to allow the fish to attach to lar
Remora remora
Museum specimen, dorsal view
Remora
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The remora, sometimes called suckerfish or sharksucker, is any of a family of ray-finned fish in the order Carangiformes. Depending on species, they grow to 30–110 cm long. Their distinctive first dor
Common remora
…The common remora (Remora remora) is a pelagic marine fish belonging to the family Echeneidae. The dorsal fin, which has 22 to 26 soft rays, acts as a suction cup, creating a vacuum to allow the fish to attach to larger marine animals, such as…
Fossil specimen of Opisthomyzon
Live sharksucker, Echeneis naucrates
Common remora, Remora remora