WoRMS taxon details
Remora osteochir (Cuvier, 1829)
126852 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126852)
accepted
Species
Echeneis jacobaea Lowe, 1839 · unaccepted
Echeneis megalodiscus Franz, 1910 · unaccepted
Echeneis osteochir Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Echeneis osteochire (Cuvier, 1829) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Echeneis pediculus Girard, 1893 · unaccepted
Echeneis tetrapturorum Poey, 1860 · unaccepted
Rhombochirus osteochir (Cuvier, 1829) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Echeneis osteochir Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 348 [details]
page(s): 348 [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: 52°N and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil
Distribution Western Atlantic: 52°N and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Remora osteochir (Cuvier, 1829). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126852 on 2025-06-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Echeneis jacobaea Lowe, 1839) Lowe, R. T. (1839). A supplement to a synopsis of the fishes of Madeira. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1839 (pt 7): 76-92. [details]
original description (of Echeneis megalodiscus Franz, 1910) Franz, V. (1910). Die japanischen Knochenfische der Sammlungen Haberer und Doflein. (Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte Ostasiens.). <em>Abhandlungen der math.-phys. Klasse der K. Bayer Akademie der Wissenschaften.</em> v. 4 (Suppl.) (no. 1): 1-135, Pls. 1-11. [details]
original description (of Echeneis osteochir Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 348 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Echeneis megalodiscus Franz, 1910) Franz, V. (1910). Die japanischen Knochenfische der Sammlungen Haberer und Doflein. (Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte Ostasiens.). <em>Abhandlungen der math.-phys. Klasse der K. Bayer Akademie der Wissenschaften.</em> v. 4 (Suppl.) (no. 1): 1-135, Pls. 1-11. [details]
original description (of Echeneis osteochir Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 348 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: 52°N and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil [details]Habitat oceanic species with a strong preference for marlins and sailfish as hosts, but may occasionally cling to other large fishes. Attaches to the body or gill chamber of the host. [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | marlinsucker | [details] |
| Japanese | ヒシコバン | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Ρεμόρα μαρλίνων | [details] |
| Spanish | rémora marlinera | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (28 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Echeneis jacobaea Lowe, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Echeneis pediculus Girard, 1893)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Echeneis osteochir Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Echeneis tetrapturorum Poey, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications) (from synonym Rhombochirus osteochir (Cuvier, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Echeneis megalodiscus Franz, 1910)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Remora osteochir)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Echeneis osteochir Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Echeneis megalodiscus Franz, 1910)
To FishBase (from synonym Echeneis jacobaea Lowe, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Echeneis pediculus Girard, 1893)
To FishBase (from synonym Echeneis osteochire (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Rhombochirus osteochir (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Echeneis tetrapturorum Poey, 1860)
To FishBase images (Remora osteochir, India, by Devarapalli, P.)
To GenBank (117 nucleotides; 44 proteins)
To GenBank (117 nucleotides; 44 proteins) (from synonym Echeneis osteochir Cuvier, 1829)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Echeneis jacobaea Lowe, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Echeneis pediculus Girard, 1893)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Echeneis osteochir Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Echeneis tetrapturorum Poey, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications) (from synonym Rhombochirus osteochir (Cuvier, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Echeneis megalodiscus Franz, 1910)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Remora osteochir)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Echeneis osteochir Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Echeneis megalodiscus Franz, 1910)
To FishBase (from synonym Echeneis jacobaea Lowe, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Echeneis pediculus Girard, 1893)
To FishBase (from synonym Echeneis osteochire (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Rhombochirus osteochir (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Echeneis tetrapturorum Poey, 1860)
To FishBase images (Remora osteochir, India, by Devarapalli, P.)
To GenBank (117 nucleotides; 44 proteins)
To GenBank (117 nucleotides; 44 proteins) (from synonym Echeneis osteochir Cuvier, 1829)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
