Remora (genus)

Remora
Spearfish Remora (R. brachyptera)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Echeneidae
Genus:	Remora T. N. Gill, 1862
Type species
Echeneis remora Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Pseudoremora Taranetz, 1937 Remilegia T. N. Gill, 1862 Remorina D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 Remoropsis T. N. Gill, 1863 Rhombochirus T. N. Gill, 1863

Remora is a genus of remoras native to temperate to tropical marine waters worldwide.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

• Remora albescens (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850) (white suckerfish)
• Remora australis (F. D. Bennett, 1840) (whalesucker)
• Remora brachyptera (R. T. Lowe, 1839) (spearfish remora)
• Remora osteochir (G. Cuvier, 1829) (marlin sucker)
• Remora remora (Linnaeus, 1758) (common remora or shark sucker)