suckerfish
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Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]suckerfish (plural suckerfishes or suckerfish)
- The remora and other fish of family Echeneidae, especially Echeneis naucrates.
Derived terms
[edit]- slender suckerfish (Phtheirichthys lineatus, Echeneis naucrates)
- Indian suckerfish (Remora australis)
- short suckerfish (Remora remora)
- stout suckerfish (Remora remora)
- striped suckerfish (Echeneis naucrates)
- white suckerfish (Remora albescens)
References
[edit]- “suckerfish”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.