live sharksucker
| Scientific name | Echeneis naucrates |
|---|---|
| Descriptor | Linnaeus |
| Year of description | 1758 |
| IUCN category | LC |
| Family | Echeneidae |
| Genus | Echeneis |
Introduction
Echeneis naucrates, commonly known as live sharksucker, is a salt water fish.
Who is it?
Morphology
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Average size110 cm
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Maximum size66 cm
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Average size110 cm
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Maximum size66 cm
How to recognize the live sharksucker ?
The live sharksucker measures between 110 and 66 cm. This fish is tricolore with a predominantly noir, blanc and gris body.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietcarnivorous
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Sociabilitysolitary
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territorialNo
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Way of livingdiurnal
The live sharksucker is a fish solitary naturally found at mid-depth and near the bottom. This species is carnivorous .
Although the live sharksucker is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.
Reproduction
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Reproductiondont le mode de reproduction est encore inconnu
The live sharksucker is a fish dont le mode de reproduction est encore inconnu.
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Where to find it?
What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Temperature18 - 29 °C
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Depth1 - 85 m
Biotope presentation
The live sharksucker is most often found at a depth between 1m and 85m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
To go further
To read on the web
Sources & Contributions
Participation & Validation
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Translation
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Bibliographic references
Growth and reproduction of Echeneis naucrates from the eastern Gulf of Mexico - Bachman, B. A - Kraus, R. - Peterson, C. T. - Grubbs, R. D. - Peters, E. C. - journal of fish biology - 2018.
Poissons de Polynésie - BAGNIS, R. - MAZELLIER, P. - BENNETT, J. - CHRISTIAN, E. - ed. du Pacifique - 1976.
A new and unexpected host for the sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates) with a brief review of the echeneid–host interactions - Brunnschweiler, J. M. - Sazima, I. - Marine Biodiversity - 2008.
THE LIVING MARINE RESOURCES OF THE WESTERN CENTRAL ATLANTIC. VOLUME 3. BONY FISHES PART 2 (OPISTOGNATHIDAE TO MOLIDAE), SEA TURTLES AND MARINE MAMMALS - K.E. Carpenter - American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - 2002.
Poissons coralliens: identification: Floride, Caraïbes, Bahamas - Humann P. - Deloach N. - PLB - 2004.
GUIDE D’IDENTIFICATION DES POISSONS MARINS, EUROPE ET MÉDITERRANÉE - LOUISY Patrick - Ulmer - 2002.
The breeding behavior and the behavior of larvae and juveniles of the sharksucker, Echeneis naucrates - Nakajima, H. - Kawahara, H. - Takamatsu, S. - Japanese Journal of Ichthyology - 1987.
Fishes of the World - Nelson, J. S. - Grande, T. C. - Wilson, M. V - John Wiley & Sons - 2016.
A juvenile sharksucker, Echeneis naucrates (Echeneidae), acting as a station-based cleaner fish - Sazima, I. - Moura, R.L. - Rodrigues, M.C.M - Cybium - 1999.
Tags
#Echeneidae
#Echeneis
#plein eau
#Bay of Bengal
#Gulf of Mexico
#Persian Gulf
#Great Barrier Reef
#mer d'Oman
#East China Sea
#Ross Sea
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#mer de Weddell
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#Sea of Japan
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#Black Sea
#Red Sea
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#Indonesian seas
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#Océan Atlantique Est Afrique - Golfe de guinée
#Temperate Eastern Atlantic Ocean
#Océan Atlantique Est Afrique - Transition & Cap Vert
#Eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean
#western Indian Ocean
#Tropical Eastern Pacific
#Western Tropical Pacific Ocean
#Oceania
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