Common name of Remora osteochir
 
Common name Marlin sucker
Language English
Type FAO
Official trade name No
Rank 1 - (Legal common name (unique))
Country United Kingdom
Locality
Ref. FAO-FIES, 2022
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st modifier other fish
2nd modifier
Remarks 'sucker', i.e., an organ in various animals for adhering or holding, a mouth adapted for sucking (Ref. 27888); 'marlin', i.e., billfishes, alluding to appearance of beak. Name not listed in ASFIS version 2006 (Ref. 56807). Also Ref. 3397, 87040, 90062, 93840, 95632, 115257, 118272, 122997, 124692.
 
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