- Marlin sucker
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Marlin sucker Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Echeneidae Genus: Remora Species: R. osteochir Binomial name Remora osteochir
(Cuvier, 1829)The marlin sucker, Remora osteochir, is a remora of the family Echeneidae, found all over the world in tropical and temperate seas. Its length is up to 40 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Remora osteochir" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
- Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley (1989). Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, p. 665.
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