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Remora

Fish

The remora is a slender fish, family Echeneidae, best known for the flattened, ridged disc on top of its head, a modified dorsal fin that acts as a powerful suction pad. It uses this disc to attach itself to sharks, rays, sea turtles, and other large marine animals, hitching a ride and feeding on scraps left by its host or on parasites picked from the host's skin. The relationship is generally considered harmless to the host, making it a well known example of commensalism in the ocean.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Detritivore or Scavenger 1
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Echeneidae 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Perciformes, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Remora

In Biome

Open Ocean, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Remora
In the Other Atlases

Found In

The Atlantic Ocean

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikipedia: RemoraDistribution: Atlantic Ocean
Quote, Distribution: Atlantic Ocean
In the mid-Atlantic Ocean, spawning usually takes place in June and July; in the Mediterranean Sea, it occurs in August and September.
The Mediterranean Sea

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikipedia: RemoraDistribution: Mediterranean Sea
Quote, Distribution: Mediterranean Sea
In the mid-Atlantic Ocean, spawning usually takes place in June and July; in the Mediterranean Sea, it occurs in August and September.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Remora
  • system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    Their distinctive first dorsal fins take the form of a modified oval, sucker-like organ with slat-like structures that open and close to create suction and take a firm hold against the skin of larger marine animals.
  • Infobox: taxon
    Echeneidae
  • In Biome: Open Ocean, Article text: "Remoras are tropical open-ocean dwellers, but ar"
    Remoras are tropical open-ocean dwellers, but are occasionally found in temperate or coastal waters if they have attached to large fish that have wandered into these areas.
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2. Remora (Wikipedia)
any of a family (Echeneidae) of ray-finned fishView the Source
Wikidata: Remora
  • Wikidata Q239771, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Perciformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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