Scientific Name	Echeneis naucrates   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Linnaeus, 1758	Depth	0 - 50M
Chinese	長印魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮣科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F363　Echeneidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	鮣
Max Length	110 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	長印仔魚、印魚(臺東)、屎印(澎湖)、牛屎印(澎湖)、狗屎印(澎湖)
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Ocean、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Indian Ocean
Synonyms	Echeneis chiromacer, Echeneis fasciata, Echeneis fusca, Echeneis guaican, Echeneis lunata, Echeneis metallica, Echeneis naucratus, Echeneis neucrates, Echeneis scaphecrates, Echeneis vittata, Echensis naucrates, Echneis naucrates, Leptecheneis flaviventris ...all 14..
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  Akazaki, M. etc. 1976 Masato Akazaki, Haruo Nakajima, Hiroshi Kawahara, etc. 1976 Schwartz, F.J. 1977 Schwartz, F.J. 1992 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	AMNH90075. ASIZP0054487. ASIZP0055202. ASIZP0056226. ASIZP0058166. ASIZP0058167. ASIZP0059544. ASIZP0060036. ASIZP0060399. ASIZP0062554. ASIZP0062927. ASIZP0066586. ASIZP0070402. ASIZP0073284. ASIZP0700226. ASIZP0801793. ASIZP0805759. ASIZP0911793. ASIZP0915759. ASIZP0916921. ASIZP0916961. FRIP00624. FRIP03225. FRIP20515. FRIP21122. FRIP21416. FRIP21709. MTP0077. NMMBP01879. NMMBP04440. NMMBP04947. NMMBP06333. NMMBP06334. NMMBP06335. NMMBP06358. NMMBP06437. NMMBP06504. ...List all 58 records...
Barcode	2008-03-25,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100%
Common Name	Shark remora; Sharksucker; Slender suckerfish; Slender sucker fish; White tailed remore; Suckerfish; Live sharksucker; Live shark-sucker
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, depth of body contained 8 to 14 times in standard length. Jaws broad, the lower projecting beyond the upper. First dorsal fin replaced by a transversal, laminated, oval cephalic disc with 21 to 28 laminae; second dorsal fin and anal fin long, lacking spines, the anal fin with 31 to 41 soft rays; pectoral fins short, high on body, pointed; caudal fin lanceolate in young, the middle rays elongate and filamentous; caudal fin almost truncate in adults, with the upper and lower lobes longer than the middle rays. A dark longitudinal band on sides bordered with white; juveniles with upper and lower margins of fins white.
habitats	Occurs near as well as far from the coast. Often found free-swimming in shallow inshore areas and around coral reefs. Attaches temporarily to a variety of hosts including sharks, rays, large bony fishes or sea turtles, whales, dolphins and also to ships.
Distribution	Worldwide in tropical and temperate seas, except for Pacific American coast. It is common in waters around Taiwan.
Utility	Not commonly seen in fish markets; gamefish; aquarium fishes.