WoRMS taxon details
Remora brachyptera (Lowe, 1839)
126851 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126851)
accepted
Species
Echeneis brachyptera Lowe, 1839 · unaccepted
Echeneis nieuhofii Bleeker, 1853 · unaccepted
Echeneis pallida Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 · unaccepted
Echeneis quatuordecimlaminatus Storer, 1839 · unaccepted
Echeneis sexdecimlamellata Eydoux & Gervais, 1837 · unaccepted
Remora pallida (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850) · uncertain > unassessed
Remoropsis brachyptera (Lowe, 1839) · unaccepted (senior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Found on the body and inside gill chamber of billfishes and swordfishes, rarely on any other fishes (Ref. 2850).
Distribution Worldwide in warm seas; Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada to Brazil
Description Found on the body and inside gill chamber of billfishes and swordfishes, rarely on any other fishes (Ref. 2850). [details]
Distribution Worldwide in warm seas; Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada to Brazil
Distribution Worldwide in warm seas; Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada to Brazil [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2022). FishBase. Remora brachyptera (Lowe, 1839). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126851 on 2022-06-30
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context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [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
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additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [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). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present From other sources
Description Found on the body and inside gill chamber of billfishes and swordfishes, rarely on any other fishes (Ref. 2850). [details]Distribution Worldwide in warm seas; Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada to Brazil [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat Found on the body and inside gill chamber of billfishes and swordfishes, rarely on any other fishes. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | peshku me ventuzë të murrmë | [details] |
| English | swordfish suckerspearfish remora | [details] |
| Japanese | クロコバン | [details] |
| Spanish | rémora robusta | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Echeneis quatuordecimlaminatus Storer, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Echeneis sexdecimlamellata Eydoux & Gervais, 1837)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Echeneis pallida Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications) (from synonym Echeneis brachyptera Lowe, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Echeneis nieuhofii Bleeker, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (64 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase (from synonym Echeneis brachyptera Lowe, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Echeneis pallida Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Echeneis quatuordecimlaminatus Storer, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Echeneis sexdecimlamellata Eydoux & Gervais, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Echeneis nieuhofii Bleeker, 1853)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Echeneis brachyptera Lowe, 1839)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To NMNH Extant Collection (Remora brachyptera USNM 202239 radiograph lateral 1 of 2)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Echeneis quatuordecimlaminatus Storer, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Echeneis sexdecimlamellata Eydoux & Gervais, 1837)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Echeneis pallida Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications) (from synonym Echeneis brachyptera Lowe, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Echeneis nieuhofii Bleeker, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (64 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase (from synonym Echeneis brachyptera Lowe, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Echeneis pallida Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Echeneis quatuordecimlaminatus Storer, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Echeneis sexdecimlamellata Eydoux & Gervais, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Echeneis nieuhofii Bleeker, 1853)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Echeneis brachyptera Lowe, 1839)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To NMNH Extant Collection (Remora brachyptera USNM 202239 radiograph lateral 1 of 2)
To PESI
To ITIS
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