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Carangiformes (Jacks) >
Echeneidae (Remoras)
Etymology: Phtheirichthys: Greek, ptheiros, a fish that parasites other + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 0 - 5 m (Ref. 86942). Subtropical
Worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters. Western Atlantic: South Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America (Ref. 7251). Western Central Pacific: Guam (Ref. 35720).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 76.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2850)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 32 - 38; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 31 - 38. Bluish black above, white below; 3 stripes along sides (upper pale blue, middle black, lower silvery).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Rare (Ref. 4389), oceanic species. Most often found attached to barracudas but also to other fishes and sea turtles. Clings to body of host and also found inside gill chambers.
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Heemstra, P.C., 1986. Echeneidae. p. 662-664. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4389)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia 82804) |
PD50 = 1.0039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00263 (0.00112 - 0.00617), b=3.17 (2.96 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278) |
3.6 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179) |
Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Assuming Fec < 10,000). |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (45 of 100). 🛈 |