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Echeneidae (Remoras)
Etymology: Echeneis: Greek, echein = to hold + Greek, nays = ship; remora, suckling fish; 1774 (Ref. 45335). More on author: Linnaeus.
Medioambiente / Clima / Gama
Ecología
; marino; salobre asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 1 - 85 m (Ref. 86942). Subtropical, preferred ?; 45°N - 45°S, 180°W - 180°E
Circumtropical. Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and Bermuda to Uruguay (Ref. 7251, 26938). Eastern Central Atlantic: Madeira Island (Ref. 74541).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 110 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9710); common length : 66.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 10970); peso máximo publicado: 2.3 kg (Ref. 40637)
Espinas dorsales (total): 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 32-42; Espinas anales 0; Radios blandos anales: 29 - 41.
Most abundant remora in warm waters (Ref. 4389). Occurs near as well as far from the coast (Ref. 5217). Often found free-swimming in shallow inshore areas and around coral reefs (Ref. 26938). Attaches temporarily to a variety of hosts including sharks, rays, large bony fishes or sea turtles, whales, dolphins and also to ships. May follow divers (Ref. 9710); reported to attach itself to a diver's leg (Ref. 57809). Feeds on small fishes, bits of its host's prey and host's parasites (Ref. 26938). Juveniles occasionally act as reef station-based cleaners, where they service parrotfishes (Ref. 40095). Sometimes used by natives to aid in fishing; a line is tied to the caudal peduncle of the remora and then is released; upon attaching to another fish, the remora and its host are hauled in by the fisher (Ref. 9682).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; pesca deportiva: si; Acuario: Comercial
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