Remora facts the shark sucker Animal Fact Files

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Remoras are also known as sharksuckers and suckerfish because they attach to other animals and swim with them to gather food and gain protection from predators. These fish average 15 inches (40cm) in length but can more than double this size - heck some do hang out on whales! Remoras don't use their mouths to cling to other animals but instead use a modified dorsal fin to hold tight to their hosts. Their suction is so strong that anglers have used remoras to catch other animals by dragging remoras up while they cling to other animals! • Scientific Name: Family - Echeneidae • Range: worldwide in marine waters • Size: 15 inches (40cm) on average • Diet: food scraps from hosts and parasitic crustaceans • Lifespan: n/a • ✨ Animal Fact Files Patreon Supporters get early access to videos, get their video requests moved to the top of our request list, and more! ✨ • 👉 / animalfactfiles • You can learn more on: • Twitter - / animalfactfiles • Facebook - / animalfactfiles • --- • Image and Video Credits: • Thomas Lombardi - • Turtle with remora at Water Island, 1... • MarkPrimo - • 2011Sept17 Manta Rays Encountered on ... • Chris Thompson - • Remora trying to find a home • NOAA Sanctuaries - • Sharksuckers: GRNMS 2016 • Laura Couvert - • Rémora • Oceanopolis - • Rémora : un discret nouveau pensionna... • • Craig Hatfield - https://www.flickr.com/photos/craigha... • Edward Callaghan - https://www.flickr.com/photos/ecallag... ; https://www.flickr.com/photos/ecallag... • Tim Sheerman-Chase - https://www.flickr.com/photos/tim_uk/... • Ryan Somma - https://www.flickr.com/photos/ideonex... • Tim Buss - https://www.flickr.com/photos/timbuss... ; https://www.flickr.com/photos/timbuss... • James St. John - https://www.flickr.com/photos/jsjgeol... • Pelican - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pelican... • Greg Grimes - https://www.flickr.com/photos/thespis... ; https://www.flickr.com/photos/thespis... • Lakshmi Sawitri - https://www.flickr.com/photos/elsaw/3... • • Kora27 - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... • Albert kok - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... • • Tim Sheerman-Chase - https://vimeo.com/34479399 • Dan Stone - https://vimeo.com/97635698 • • Research Credits: • https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRp... • https://www.fishbase.in/summary/Famil... • https://www.fishbase.in/summary/Remor... • https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/... • https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/... • https://www.google.com/books/edition/... • https://www.google.com/books/edition/... • https://www.google.com/books/edition/... • https://phys.org/news/2020-01-discove...

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