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Echeneis neucratoides
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Echeneidae
- Classification -
Echeneidae
Carangiformes
Teleostei
Chordata
Animalia
Echeneis
naucrates
Linnaeus
, 1758
Live sharksucker
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Year 2050
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Echeneis naucrates
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Echeneis naucrates
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New Caledonia country information
Common names:
Katrö
,
Poisson pilote
,
Thowâng
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
Abundance:
scarce (very unlikely)
|
Ref:
Kerr, V.C., 2013
Importance:
|
Ref:
Aquaculture:
|
Ref:
Regulations:
|
Ref:
Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Occurs in the north lagoon and St. Vincent Bay (Ref. 9070). Recorded from the Chesterfield Is. (Ref. 11897) and Ouvéa Atoll, Loyalty Is. (Ref. 13236). Also Ref. 50302, 50314, 52522.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nc.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
Occurrences
Point map
Main Ref:
Wantiez, L., 1993
National Database:
Common names from other countries
Rémora commun
,
Pegatimón
,
Slender sharksucker
,
... more
Classification / Names
Common names
|
Synonyms
| Catalog of Fishes(
genus
,
species
) |
ITIS
|
CoL
|
WoRMS
|
Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) >
Carangiformes
(Jacks) >
Echeneidae
(Remoras)
Etymology:
Echeneis:
Greek, echein = to hold + Greek, nays = ship; remora, suckling fish; 1774 (Ref.
45335
)
.
More on author:
Linnaeus
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 85 m (Ref.
86942
). Subtropical; 45°N - 45°S, 180°W - 180°E
Distribution
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