Remora (genus)

Remora
Spearfish Remora (R. brachyptera)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Echeneidae
Genus: Remora
T. N. Gill, 1862[1]
Type species
Remora remora
Linnaeus, 1758[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Pseudoremora Taranetz, 1937
  • Remilegia T. N. Gill, 1862
  • Remorina D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896
  • Remoropsis T. N. Gill, 1863
  • Rhombochirus T. N. Gill, 1863

Remora is a genus of remoras native to temperate to tropical marine waters worldwide.

  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Remora". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Echeneidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 November 2019.