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Whitefin Sharksucker

Echeneis neucratoides

Classification

The whitefin sharksucker (Echeneis neucratoides) or short-disk sharksucker, is a species of remora native to subtropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. This fish can reach a length of 75 centimetres (30 in) TL though most fish do not exceed 50 centimetres (20 in) TL. It can be free-swimming, or can attach itself to a host fish or turtle by means of a sucker on the back of the head.

Distribution

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United States of America · 74Cuba · 4United Kingdom · 4France · 3Mexico · 3Netherlands · 2