Slender suckerfish
📖 Overview
Rare , oceanic species. Most often found attached to barracudas but also to other fishes and sea turtles. Clings to body of host and also found inside gill chambers.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32 - 38; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 31 - 38. Bluish black above, white below; 3 stripes along sides (upper pale blue, middle black, lower silvery).: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Slender suckerfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Slender suckerfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Slender suckerfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous ; depth range 0 - 5 m . Subtropical South Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 10 records indexed .
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