WoRMS taxon details
Remora australis (Bennett, 1840)
126850 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126850)
accepted
Species
Echeneis australis Bennett, 1840 · unaccepted
Echeneis scutata Günther, 1860 · unaccepted
Remilegia australis (Bennett, 1840) · unaccepted
Remora australia (Bennett, 1840) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Remora scutata (Günther, 1860) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Echeneis australis Bennett, 1840) Bennett, F. D. (1840). Narrative of a whaling voyage round the globe, from the year 1833 to 1836. <em>R. Bentley, London.</em> v. 2: i-vii + 1-395. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Remora australis (Bennett, 1840). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126850 on 2025-04-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Echeneis scutata Günther, 1860) Günther, A. (1860). On the history of Echeneis. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3).</em> v. 5 (no. 29) (art. 42): 386-402, Pl. 10 B. [details]
original description (of Echeneis australis Bennett, 1840) Bennett, F. D. (1840). Narrative of a whaling voyage round the globe, from the year 1833 to 1836. <em>R. Bentley, London.</em> v. 2: i-vii + 1-395. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Echeneis australis Bennett, 1840) Bennett, F. D. (1840). Narrative of a whaling voyage round the globe, from the year 1833 to 1836. <em>R. Bentley, London.</em> v. 2: i-vii + 1-395. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | whalesucker | [details] |
| French | rémora austral | [details] |
| Hebrew | רמורה דרומית | [details] |
| Japanese | オオコバン | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Ρεμόρα φαλαινών | [details] |
| Spanish | rémora ballenera | [details] |
| Turkish | vantuzklavuz baligi | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (17 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Echeneis australis Bennett, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Remilegia australis (Bennett, 1840))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Remora scutata (Günther, 1860))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Echeneis scutata Günther, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Remora australis)
To FishBase (from synonym Remora scutata (Günther, 1860))
To FishBase (from synonym Remilegia australis (Bennett, 1840))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Echeneis australis Bennett, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Remora australia (Bennett, 1840))
To FishBase (from synonym Echeneis scutata Günther, 1860)
To FishBase images (Remora australis, Brazil, by Sazima, I.)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Echeneis australis Bennett, 1840)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Remora australis USNM 33081 radiograph lat head)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Echeneis australis Bennett, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Remilegia australis (Bennett, 1840))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Remora scutata (Günther, 1860))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Echeneis scutata Günther, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Remora australis)
To FishBase (from synonym Remora scutata (Günther, 1860))
To FishBase (from synonym Remilegia australis (Bennett, 1840))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Echeneis australis Bennett, 1840)
To FishBase (from synonym Remora australia (Bennett, 1840))
To FishBase (from synonym Echeneis scutata Günther, 1860)
To FishBase images (Remora australis, Brazil, by Sazima, I.)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Echeneis australis Bennett, 1840)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Remora australis USNM 33081 radiograph lat head)
To PESI
To ITIS
