Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Phtheirichthys lineatus
rémora chupadora, rémora delgada, pez pega lineado, slender suckerfish
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Carangiformes
Suborder
Percoidei
Family
Echeneidae
Genus
Phtheirichthys
Species
lineatus
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Phtheirichthys lineatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=13507. Accessed 5 August 2025.