Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Sharksucker
Echeneis naucrates
Sharksucker
Also known as: Live Sharksucker, Slender Suckerfish
Category: Remoras
Scientific Name: Echeneis naucrates
Size: 10 to 18 in. (25 to 45 cm)  
Depth: 1-150 ft. (0-45 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Carangiformes (Order)
     └Echeneidae (Family)
      └Echeneis (Genus)

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