Environment: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / distribution range
Ecologie
marien pelagic-oceanic; oceanodroom (Ref. 51243); diepte ? - 200 m (Ref. 86942). Subtropical
Worldwide in warm seas. Western Indian Ocean: including Reunion and Mauritius (Ref. 33390). Eastern Pacific: off San Francisco in California, USA to Chile, but rare north of Baja California in Mexico. Western Atlantic: Florida in USA and Gulf of Mexico to Brazil (Ref. 7251). Eastern Central Atlantic: St. Paul's Rocks (Ref. 13121).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 5288)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 17 - 22; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 21 - 26. Pale grey to white in color.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
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 (Ref. 7251). Rarely free-swimming (Ref. 10791). Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Gray, K.N., J.R. McDowell, B.B. Collette and J.E. Graves, 2009. A molecular phylogeny of the remoras and their relatives. Bull. Mar. Sci. 84(2):183-198. (Ref. 86676)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 16.7 - 28.2, mean 25.7 °C (based on 1829 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5352 [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).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Assuming Fec < 10,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).
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