Remora remora (Linnaeus, 1758)

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 242-243

Remora remora (Linnaeus, 1758)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 86.4 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 0-200 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2015) Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: cosmopolitan in warm waters. Eastern Atlantic: known from North Sea to the Canary Islands, including the western Mediterranean. Caught by a trawler along the coast of Gabon (Chartrain and De Bruyne, pers. obs.).