Common name | Spearfish remora |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | Azores Islands |
Locality | |
Ref. | Santos, R.S., F.M. Porteiro and J.P. Barreiros, 1997 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | behavior |
1st modifier | other fish |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 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). |