Family : Echeneidae (Remoras)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Slender suckerfish
Fish Name : Phtheirichthys lineatus
Max size : 76.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2850)
Environment : pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous ; depth range 0 - 1 m
Climate : subtropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters. Western Atlantic: South Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America (Ref. 7251). Western Central Pacific: Guam (Ref. 35720).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32-38; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 31-38. Bluish black above, white below; 3 stripes along sides (upper pale blue, middle black, lower silvery).
Biology : Rare (Ref. 4389), oceanic species. Most often found attached to barracudas but also to other fishes and sea turtles. Clings to body of host and also found inside gill chambers
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Heemstra, P.C.. 1986. (Ref. 4389)

India country information
Common Names : കീശകം, കീസകം , Keesakam
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses