Echeneis
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See also: echeneis
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἐχενηΐς (ekhenēḯs, “ship-detaining”); see also Remora.
Proper noun
[edit]Echeneis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Echeneidae – the suckerfishes.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Carangiformes – order; Echeneidae – family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Echeneis naucrates (live sharksucker) - type species; Echeneis neucratoides (whitefin sharksucker) - other extant species
References
[edit]- Echeneis (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Echeneis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Echeneis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons