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Echeneidae (Remoras)
Etymology: Echeneis: Greek, echein = to hold + Greek, nays = ship; remora, suckling fish; 1774 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas; estuarina associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 1 - 85 m (Ref. 86942). Subtropical; 45°N - 45°S, 180°W - 180°E
Circumtropical.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 110 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 9710); common length : 66.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 10970); peso máx. Publicado: 2.3 kg (Ref. 40637)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 32 - 42; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais moles: 29 - 41.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Most abundant remora in warm waters (Ref. 4389). Occurs near as well as far from the coast (Ref. 5217). Often found free-swimming in shallow inshore areas and around coral reefs (Ref. 26938). Attaches temporarily to a variety of hosts including sharks, rays, large bony fishes or sea turtles, whales, dolphins and also to ships. May follow divers (Ref. 9710); reported to attach itself to a diver's leg (Ref. 57809). Feeds on small fishes, bits of its host's prey and host's parasites (Ref. 26938). Juveniles occasionally act as reef station-based cleaners, where they service parrotfishes (Ref. 40095). Sometimes used by natives to aid in fishing; a line is tied to the caudal peduncle of the remora and then is released; upon attaching to another fish, the remora and its host are hauled in by the fisher (Ref. 9682).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: pouco comercial; peixe desportivo: sim; Aquário: Espécies comerciais
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 18.3 - 28.6, mean 27.2 °C (based on 566 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7539 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00257 (0.00110 - 0.00600), b=3.17 (2.96 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Médio, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Assuming Fec < 10,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (66 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 22.5 [10.7, 37.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.59 [0.32, 0.99] mg/100g; Protein = 19.8 [18.7, 20.8] %; Omega3 = 0.128 [0.068, 0.250] g/100g; Selenium = 28.3 [13.0, 54.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 25.8 [8.3, 87.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.702 [0.456, 1.085] mg/100g (wet weight);
