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"About a foot long, and is provided with a pwerful sucker on the top of its head, by which it attackes itself to rocks, ships, and even large fishes." — Goodrich, 1859

Remora

"About a foot long, and is provided with a pwerful sucker on the top of its head, by which it attackes…

"The Remora, the sucking-fish, or sucker. By means of the suctorial disk, a transformation of the spinous dorsal fin, the species can attach themselves to any flat surface. The adhesion is so strong that the fish can be dislodged only with difficulty, unless pushed forward with a sliding motion. Being bad swimmers, they attach themselves to vessels, or to animals having greater power of locomotion than themselves; but they cannot be regarded as parasites, as they do not obtain their food at the expense of their host."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Remora

"The Remora, the sucking-fish, or sucker. By means of the suctorial disk, a transformation of the spinous…

The remora (Echeneis remora) is a sucking fish with a flat disk on its head it uses to stick to larger fish, such as sharks.

Remora

The remora (Echeneis remora) is a sucking fish with a flat disk on its head it uses to stick to larger…