Common name of Echeneis naucrates
 
Common name Rémora commun
Language French
Type FAO
Official trade name No
Rank 1 - (Legal common name (unique))
Country France
Locality
Ref. FAO-FIES, 2022
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st modifier mod. for abundance
2nd modifier
Remarks 'commun'; i.e., common, from Latin 'communis', i.e., of a group (Ref. 9404). The term remora was derived from the Latin name remora meaning hindrance as it was thought that the attachment of these fishes via their unique sucking-dics delayed ships (Ref. 528). Name not listed in ASFIS version 2006 (Ref. 56807). Also Ref. 30573, 82178, 87040, 90062, 93840, 95632, 115257, 115257, 118272, 124692.
 
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