Scientific Name	Remora remora   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Linnaeus, 1758)	Depth	0 - 50M
Chinese	短印魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮣科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F363　Echeneidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	短鮣
Max Length	86.4 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	短印仔魚、印魚(臺東)、狗屎印(澎湖)
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East
Habitats	Ocean、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Indico Ocean
Synonyms	Echeneis borboniensis, Echeneis bourboniensis, Echeneis nubifera, Echeneis parva, Echeneis postica, Echeneis remeligo, Echeneis remeligo, Echeneis remiligo, Echeneis remora, Echeneis remoroides, Echeneis squalipeta
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  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	ASIZP0054919. ASIZP0060392. ASIZP0064758. ASIZP0064904. ASIZP0800338. ASIZP0800357. ASIZP0910357. FRIP00934. FRIP20157. FRIP21121. NTUM07727. SU24031.
Barcode	2008-03-25,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100%
Common Name	Remora; Shark pilot; Shark-sucker; Suck fish; Common remora; Brown remora
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 16 to 20 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 21 to 27 and anal fin with 20 to 25 soft rays; pectoral fins rounded; caudal fin forked in young, becoming emarginate adults. Total gill rakers on first gill arch 28 to 37. Body and fins uniformly blackish-brown.
habitats	Usually associated with sharks but also attaches itself to other large fishes, sea turtles and even ships. Sometimes free-swimming. Younger individuals are more active as parasite pickers. Feeds on parasitic copepods.
Distribution	Cosmopolitan in warm waters. It is common in waters around Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial value.