SeaYoda
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Who is confused - me or the Remora?
Yellow fin shark ?????
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SuPrBuGmAn
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How big were the fish? Great shot!
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SeaYoda
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The yellow jack was 8" - 10" long --- it was just a baby remora.
maractwin
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That's actually a sharksucker (Echeneis neucratoides), not a remora (Remora remora).
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SeaYoda
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What distinguishes the two? People around here use the term sharksucker as a common name for anything that looks like this and wants to cling to someonemaractwin:
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drdiver1952
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SeaYoda:What distinguishes the two? People around here use the term sharksucker as a common name for anything that looks like this and wants to cling to someone
Remoras are dark brown or gray all over. Sharksuckers have white stripes.
sharky60
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hey...a free ride is a free ride!!!
SuPrBuGmAn
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maractwin:
Around here, they call em remoras *shrugs*
O2BBubbleFree
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Named by the Department of Redundency Department.
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SeaYoda
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:lol:
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