Sealife guideThe striped remoraEcheneis naucrates

Taxonomy

Common name: Striped remora, live sharksucker
French name: Rémora rayé, rémora commun
Spanish name: Rémora rayada
Scientific name: Echeneis naucrates (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family name: Echeneidae
Order name: Carangiformes
Class name: Actinopterygii

Did you know ?

The striped remora is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The striped remora appears in the IUCN Red List since 2015 within the category Least Concern !

The striped remora (Echeneis naucrates) © Cigdem Sean Cooper | Dreamstime.com

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