Fish that suck on sharks

The genus name, Echeneis , is derived from the Greek 'echein' meaning to hold and 'nays' meaning ship; remora, suckling fish. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. That's the hook of the article, but the answer came off as "The headline's a lie, and also friction? Kenaley has also run models that show remoras significantly slow down their hosts. Views Read Edit View history. Additionally, remoras can rub their hosts raw, potentially opening them up to infection—not exactly the civilized behavior required of commensalism or mutualism. They often attach themselves to the hulls of boats and in ancient times were thought to purposely slow the boat down.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Sharks are also killed for meat. First University of Texas Press. Narrative of the Voyage of H. Many Native Hawaiian families claim such an aumakua, who is known by name to the whole community. Sharks have developed a life history strategy that requires slow growth to a relatively large size. ReefQuest Centre for Shark Research.

Sharpnose sevengill shark H. In other projects Wikimedia Commons Wikispecies. The New York Times, New York City. Longnose pygmy shark H. Some bony fish also have a secondary set of jaws, pharyngeal jaws, which are used to further breakdown food, an element absent from sharks.