Echeneis

See also: echeneis

Translingual

sucker on Echeneis naucrates

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐχενηΐς (ekhenēḯs, “ship-detaining”); see also Remora.

Proper noun

Echeneis f

A taxonomic genus within the family Echeneidae – the suckerfishes.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Carangiformes - order; Echeneidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Echeneis naucrates (live sharksucker) - type species; Echeneis neucratoides (whitefin sharksucker) - other extant species

References

Echeneis (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Echeneis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Echeneis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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