''Remora'' is a genus of
remora
The remora (), sometimes called suckerfish or sharksucker, is any of a family (Echeneidae) of ray-finned fish in the order Carangiformes. Depending on species, they grow to long. Their distinctive first dorsal fins take the form of a modified ...
s native to
temperate
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to
tropical
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marine waters worldwide.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
References
Marine fish genera
Cosmopolitan fish
Taxa named by Theodore Gill
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