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SUCKING FISH [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
Echeneididae
Latin
DEF

Any of several highly specialized fishes constituting Echeneis and various related genera (order Discocephali), having the anterior dorsal fin converted into an oval transversely lamellate suctorial disc on the top of the head, by means of which they adhere firmly to sharks and other large fishes and to ships but are able to let go at will, and being distributed throughout tropical and warm temperate seas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Echeneididae
Latin
DEF

Poisson téléostéen marin, que caractérise la présence, sur le dessus de la tête, d'un disque adhésif lui permettant de se fixer à des animaux ou à des bateaux. [...] on les range [...] dans le sous-ordre des Echénéoides, qu'ils sont seuls à occuper.

Spanish

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