Talk:Remora
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[edit] What does a remora attached to a filter feeder eat?
I have also heard that remoras often eat the scraps of what their host eats, that sounds very good for hosts eating fish, but what about whale sharks and manta rays? They are pelagic fish and they eat plankton and very small fish, there is no scraps!?. Does the remora also eat the plankton or small fish? It is one species of remoras that take a 'hike' on filter feeders and others that hike on fish eating fish? This does not make sense to me since I have had a remora trying to attach it self to me, so obviously at least that remora could not even tell the difference between a human and a fish, how could it then tell the difference between a filter feeder and a 'normal' fish? :-) Also do remoras stick to the same host for a long time, or do the switch often? Obviously since I had one try to attch it self to me, they do get lost and try to find new hosts, but does this happen often? Do they stay for a day, a week, a month or a year per host? Anyway, thanks for a good article! Stefan 14:54, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
Hmm.. Maybe Regurgitated Non-Sense? Žena Dhark…·°º•ø®@» 20:56, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Phoresy
I don't think that remoras can be considered phoretic. Most definitions of phoresy are very specific that phoretic behaviour is for the purpose of dispersal from unsuitable habitats only, and that phoretic animals cease feeding behaviour and ontogeny during that time (definition by Farish and Axtell (1971), among others). According to Athias-Binche (1991), phoresy requires, in addition, that phoronts become quiescent or dormant during phoresy. This is not the case of remora, that actively feed during their attachment to their host. Generally, I get the impression that phoresy is used only for arthropods (especially mites, pseudoscorpions and centipedes). I'm no remora specialist, so I don't want to remove the mention of phoresy here. However, after searching several databases, including google scholar, I haven't found a single peer-reviewed article that mentions phoresy in remora. Try searching google scholar for "remora+phoresy"; it yields 3 results, none of which are about remora. For the moment I'll just add a citation needed tag, but I'd appreciate if someone could clear up the situation. IronChris | (talk) 00:59, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Uses
Are remora fish good for anything like food or fishing bait? Emperor001 22:35, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
