Scientific Name	Remora albescens			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)	Depth	0 - 50M
Chinese	白短印魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮣科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F363　Echeneidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	白短鮣
Max Length	30 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	白印仔魚
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Ocean、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms	Echeneis albescens, Echeneis clypeata, Echeneis lophioides, Echeneis lophioides, Remorina albescens
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List
Common Name	White remora; White suckerfish; Mantasucker
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 12 to 14 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 16 to 23 and anal fin with 20 to 26 soft rays; pectoral fins rounded; pelvic fins narrowly attached to abdomen, smaller than pectoral fin in adults; caudal fin truncate. Pale grey to white in color.
habitats	Host specific on manta rays, but occasionally attaches to sharks. Often occurs inside gill chamber and mouth of host. Also attaches itself to black marlin, Makaira indica, of the Indo-Pacific Region. Rarely free-swimming
Distribution	Worldwide in warm seas. It is common in waters around Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial value.