Species Remora albescens (Temminck & Schlegel, 1847)
White Suckerfish
- Echeneis albescens Temminck, C.J. & Schlegel, H. 1847. Pisces. 248-289 pls 111-128, 129 (in part) in Siebold, P. Fr de (ed.). Fauna Japonica. Leyden : Apud Arnz & Socios Vol. 4(14, 15). [page numbers and publication dates according to Bauchot et al. 1982:67] [272, pl. 120(3)].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Nagasaki, Japan.
Generic Combinations
- Remora albescens (Temminck & Schlegel, 1847). —
O'Toole, B. 2002. Phylogeny of the species of the superfamily Echeneoidea (Perciformes: Carangoidei: Echeneidae, Rachycentridae, and Coryphaenidae), with an interpretation of echeneid hitchhiking behaviour. Canadian Journal of Zoology 80(4): 596-623 [616] (changed combination cited, evidence provided to support placement) - Remorina albescens (Temminck & Schlegel, 1847). —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [56]
Introduction
The species was previously placed in the genus Remorina, but two phylogenetic studies (O'Tool 2002; Gray et al. 2009) place the species in Remora.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Albany, WA (117º52´E); temperate, circumglobal.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, pelagic.
General References
Collette, B.B. 1999. Family Echeneidae. pp. 2652-2654 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2653] (as Remorina albescens)
Gray, K.N., McDowell, J.R., Collette, B.B. & Graves, J.E. 2009. A molecular phylogeny of the remoras and their relatives. Bulletin of Marine Science 84(2): 183-198
Common Name References
Myers, R.F. 1999. Micronesian Reef Fishes. A comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia. Guam : Coral Graphics vi 330 pp. 192 pls. [135] (White Suckerfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (White Suckerfish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2012 | 12-Jan-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 05-Dec-2012 | 12-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |