Echeneis neucratoides Zuiew, 1789
Whitefin sharksucker
Echeneis neucratoides
photo by Johnson, L.

Family:  Echeneidae (Remoras)
Max. size:  75 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: Massachusetts in USA, Bahamas and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occurs near as well as far from the coast (Ref. 5217).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 23 August 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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