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
