Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Whitefin Sharksucker
Echeneis neucratoides
Whitefin Sharksucker
Category: Remoras
Scientific Name: Echeneis neucratoides
Size: Up to 18 in. (45 cm)  
Depth: 3-450 ft. (1-137 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas, Bermuda, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Carangiformes (Order)
      └Echeneidae (Family)
       └Echeneis (Genus)
        └E. neucratoides (Species)

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Remoras

Whitefin Sharksucker

Sharksucker



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