Scientific Name	Remora australis   Pronounce			by: ©South African Institute of Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)
Author	(Bennett, 1840)	Depth	0 - 50M
Chinese	澳洲短印魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮣科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F363　Echeneidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	澳洲短鮣
Max Length	76 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	短印仔魚
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu
Habitats	Ocean、Coastal	Holotype Locality	No locality
Synonyms	Echeneis australis, Echeneis scutata, Remilegia australis, Remora australia, Remora remora, Remora scutata
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Frederick Debell Bennett 1840 B. S. Muir etc. 1967 B. S. Muir etc. 1967 Dotsu, Y. etc. 1980 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List
Common Name	Whale remora; Whalesucker
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body not elongate, its depth contained 5 to 8 times in standard length. Jaws broad, the lower projecting beyond the upper. First dorsal fin replaced by a transversal, laminated, oval cephalic disc with 24 to 28 laminae; second dorsal fin and anal fin long, lacking spines, the anal fin with 24 to 26 soft rays; pectoral fins rounded; caudal fin forked in young, becoming emarginate in adults. Total gill rakers on first gill arch 17 to 20. Body uniformly grey.
habitats	Oceanic, mostly in warm seas. Attaches itself only to whales and porpoises. One adult couple was recorded attached to the same individual spinner dolphin for a period of about 3 months. A common associate of spinner dolphins at Fernando de Noronha Archipe
Distribution	Worldwide in tropical and warm waters. It is common in waters around Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial value.