Remoras are small suckerfish that cling to sharks, whales, turtles, and manta rays using a built-in suction disc on their ...

Nature can be many things: beautiful, strange, ever-changing, and downright bizarre. In the marine world, many species ...

Remoras aren’t necessarily hanging on for dear life. In fact, the suckerfish could freely move around on the whale, feeding and socializing even when their ride raced through the ocean at five meters ...

A study found remoras, known as suckerfish, were using a less-than-comfortable place to hitch a ride: the rear ends of manta rays.

Sticking to the bodies of sharks and other larger marine life is a well-known specialty of remora fishes (Echeneidae) and their super-powered suction disks on their heads. But a new study has now ...

The remora often latches on to the exteriors of larger marine creatures. But sometimes it travels in a more intrusive spot: inside a manta ray’s backside. By Jason Bittel When danger calls, some ...

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