Echeneis

Echeneis sp.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Percoidea

Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Osteichthyes Classis: Actinopterygii Subclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Superordo: Acanthopterygii Ordo: Perciformes Subordo: Percoidei Superfamilia: Percoidea

Familia: Echeneidae
Genus: Echeneis
Species: E. naucrates – E. neucratoides

Name

• Echeneis Linnaeus, 1758
  • Type species: Echeneis naucrates Linnaeus, 1758

References

• Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp : page 260. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.542
• Echeneis Report on ITIS
• Echeneis species list in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & D. Pauly (eds) (2013). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, version 10/2012.
• Echeneis in the World Register of Marine Species

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Haaisuiers
English: Sharksuckers, Slender remoras