Marlinsucker, Remora osteochir (Cuvier 1829)

Other Names: Hardfin marlinsucker

A Marlinsucker, Remora osteochir, from Japan. Source: Fishpix (http://fishpix.kahaku.go.jp/) / via Shorefishes of the Eastern Tropical Pacific. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

Summary:

Marlinsuckers usually attach to the body or gill chamber of marlins and sailfish, although individuals occasionally hitch rides on other large fishes.

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Dianne J. Bray, Remora osteochir in Fishes of Australia, accessed 25 Jan 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/4250

Marlinsucker, Remora osteochir (Cuvier 1829)

More Info

Distribution	Widely distributed in all tropical and warm temperate seas.
Biology	The sexes are separate and fertilization is external. Marlinsuckers form pairs during the breeding season.
Conservation	EPBC Act 1999 : Not listed IUCN Red List : Not Evaluated
Author	Dianne J. Bray

Marlinsucker, Remora osteochir (Cuvier 1829)

References

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Gray, K.N., McDowell, J.R., Collette, B.B. & Graves, J.E. 2009. A molecular phylogeny of the remoras and their relatives. Bulletin of Marine Science 84(2): 183-198.

Lachner, E.A. 1973. Family Echeneididae. pp. 636-640 in Hureau, J.-C. & Monod, T. (eds). Checklist of the Fishes of the North-Eastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean (CLOFNAM). Paris : UNESCO Vol. 1 683 pp.

Morota, A. & K. Fujita. 1995. Interrelationships of echeneids and their hosts, and the reproductive habits of Remora osteochir in Hawaiian waters. Gyoruigaku Zasshi 42(2): 203-207.

O'Toole, B. 2002. Phylogeny of the species of the superfamily Echeneoidea (Perciformes: Carangoidei: Echeneidae, Rachycentridae, and Coryphaenidae), with an interpretation of echeneid hitchhiking behaviour. Canadian Journal of Zoology 80(4): 596-623.

Whitley, G.P. 1949. Sucking fishes. Australian Museum Magazine 10(1): 17-23