Echeneis

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἐχενηΐς (ekhenēḯs, “ship-detaining”); see also Remora. === Proper noun === Echeneis f A taxonomic genus within the family Echeneidae – the suckerfishes. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Osteichthyes – superclass; Actinopterygii – superclass; Actinopteri – class; Neopterygii – subclass; Teleostei – infraclass; Carangiformes – order; Echeneidae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Echeneis naucrates (live sharksucker) - type species; Echeneis neucratoides (whitefin sharksucker) - other extant species === References === Echeneis (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Echeneis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Echeneis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons