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Species: Remora remora, Common Remora, the Remora

head sucker reaches ~tip pectoral, 16-22 plates
body robust

D 21-27

C concave

gill rakers 28-37
pectoral rounded

pelvics broadly joined to body

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Remora remora (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common remora, Remora

Elongate, moderately robust; distinctive flat head with sucking disc of 16-22 plates, reaches to about end of pectoral fin, its tiny spines blunt; jaws broad, lower jaw projecting, top jaw not protractile; simple teeth on jaws and center of roof of mouth; operculum without spines; gill rakers 28-37, 26-28 lower rakers; dorsal rays 21-27; anal rays 20-24; pectoral rays 25-32, rounded, high on body; pelvics long, pointed, under pectoral base, close-set, I, 5, broadly attached to belly; tail fin slightly concave to straight; scales small, smooth, imbedded.

Uniformly dark greyish brown.

Size: grows to 86 cm.

Habitat: commonly attached to sharks, sometimes in gill chamber, but also on large fishes, rays, and turtles.

Depth: 0 - 100 m?

Circumtropical; New Foundland to Argentina.

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Salinity

Marine
Marine Only

Inshore/Offshore

Offshore
In & Offshore
Inshore

Water Column Position

Near Surface
Water column only
Mid Water

Habitat

Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
Large fishes (billfishes, rays, sharks, etc), turtles & whales
Water column

FishBase Habitat

Pelagic

Feeding Group

Carnivore
Planktivore
Ectoparasite cleaner
Data

Diet

Zooplankton
Ectoparasites
Bony fishes

Egg Type

Pelagic
Pelagic larva
Data

Global Endemism

Circumtropical ( Indian + Pacific + Atlantic Oceans)
Greater Caribbean non-endemic

Regional Endemism

Continent
Also in Brazil
Extends North of GC
GC non-endemic
Extends South of GC
Island (s)
Extends N + S of GC
Continent + Island (s)

Residency

Resident

Climate Zone

Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
Temperate (>35N)

IUCN Red List

Not evaluated / Listed

CITES

Not listed

Length Max

86

Depth Range Min

0

Depth Range Max

100

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Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean online information system: Species Data Report

Wed 29th Jul, 2020 10:31 pm

Species - Remora remora

Habitat

Salinity

Marine

Marine Only

Inshore/Offshore

Offshore

In & Offshore

Inshore

Water Column Position

Near Surface

Water column only

Mid Water

Habitat

Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)

Large fishes (billfishes, rays, sharks, etc), turtles & whales

Water column

FishBase Habitat

Pelagic

Feeding

Feeding Group

Carnivore

Planktivore

Ectoparasite cleaner

Data

Diet

Zooplankton

Ectoparasites

Bony fishes

Reproduction

Egg Type

Pelagic

Pelagic larva

Data

Zoogeography

Global Endemism

Circumtropical ( Indian + Pacific + Atlantic Oceans)

Greater Caribbean non-endemic

Regional Endemism

Continent

Also in Brazil

Extends North of GC

GC non-endemic

Extends South of GC

Island (s)

Extends N + S of GC

Continent + Island (s)

Residency

Resident

Climate Zone

Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)

Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)

Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)

Temperate (>35N)

Conservation status

IUCN Red List

Not evaluated / Listed

CITES

Not listed

Size

Length Max

86

Depth

Depth Range Min

0

Depth Range Max

100

Range

Note: range polygons may be inaccurate for species known only from a few, widely scattered sites

Based on paint data

Latitude Limit N

0

Latitude Limit S

0

Longitude Limit W

0

Longitude Limit E

0

Latitudinal Range (N limit – S limit)

0

Longitudinal Range (W limit – E limit)

0

Range Midpoint (lat/long)

0, 0

Range Polygon Area: Km²

0 sq km

Range Polygon Centroid (lat/long)

-1, -1

Based on point data

Sampling-Point Count :

298

Range Polygon Area: Km²:

10,729,456 sq km

Range Polygon Centroid (lat/long):

20.15,-77.56015

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