Remora (genus)

Remora
Common remora (R. remora)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Carangoidei
Family: Echeneidae
Genus: Remora
T. N. Gill, 1862
Type species
Remora remora
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • 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.

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