Spearfish remora
📖 Overview
Found on the body and inside gill chamber of billfishes and swordfishes, rarely on any other fishes ; also in the gill cavities and mouths of sharks .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27 - 34; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 25 - 34. Body cylindrical and elongate; possessing an oblong cephalic disk with 14 to 17 transverse laminae; cranium depressed (supporting cephalic disk); dorsal fin with 27 to 44 rays; first gill arch with fewer than 21 gill rakers; body entirely white to pale blue .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Spearfish remora is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous . Subtropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echeneis brachyptera | Lowe | 1839 | Synonym |
| Echeneis nieuhofii | Bleeker | 1853 | Synonym |
| Echeneis pallida | Temminck & Schlegel | 1850 | Heterotypic |
| Echeneis quatuordecimlaminatus | Storer | 1839 | Synonym |
| Echeneis sex-decim lamellata | Eydoux & Gervais | 1839 | Synonym |
| Echeneis sexdecimlamellata | Eydoux & Gervais | 1837 | Synonym |
| Remora pallida | Temminck & Schlegel | 1850 | Synonym |
| Remoropsis brachyptera | Lowe | 1839 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 48 records indexed .
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