Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Whitefin Sharksucker
Echeneis neucratoides
Whitefin Sharksucker
Category: Remoras
Scientific Name: Echeneis neucratoides
Size: Up to 18 in. (45 cm)  
Depth: 3-450 ft. (1-137 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas, Bermuda, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Carangiformes (Order)
     └Echeneidae (Family)
      └Echeneis (Genus)
       └E. neucratoides (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159678🔗
iNaturalist ID: 133990🔗

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