| Spearfish remora | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Echeneidae |
| Genus: | Remora |
| Species: | R. brachyptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Remora brachyptera (Lowe, 1839) |
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The spearfish remora, Remora brachyptera, is a remora of the family Echeneidae, found around the world in tropical and subtropical seas. Its length is up to 50 cm.