Scientific Name	Remora brachyptera   Pronounce			by: ©South African Institute of Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)
Author	(Lowe, 1839)	Depth	0 - 50M
Chinese	短臂短印魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮣科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F363　Echeneidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	短臂短鮣
Max Length	40 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	印仔魚、印魚(臺東)
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu
Habitats	Ocean、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Madeira
Synonyms	Echeneis brachyptera, Echeneis nieuhofii, Echeneis pallida, Echeneis quatuordecimlaminatus, Echeneis sexdecimlamellata
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Gudger, E.W. 1928 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0058168. ASIZP0062579. ASIZP0062612. ASIZP0900407. FRIP00935. FRIP03144. FRIP21376. NMMBP06158. NTUM01585. NTUM02341. NTUM04389.
Common Name	Rémora; Remora; Swordfish sucker; Spearfish remora; Grey marlinsucker
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 15 to 18 laminae, posterior end of sucking disc before posterior end of pectoral fin; second dorsal fin and anal fin long, lacking spines, the dorsal fin with 27 to 34 and anal fin with 22 to 28 soft rays; pectoral fins rounded; caudal fin forked in young, becoming truncatein adults. Total gill rakers on first gill arch less than 21. Body and fins blackish-brown; dorsal and anal fins with white margin, upper and lower posterior tips of caudal fin white.
habitats	Found on the body and inside gill chamber of billfishes and swordfishes, rarely on any other fishes.
Distribution	Worldwide in warm seas. It is common in waters around Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial value.