Remora

About

How remora lives

Remoras attach to large marine animals using a suction disc on the head. A remora's disc is a modified dorsal fin. Ocean animals navigate three-dimensional space, pressure, and constantly shifting currents.

Conservation

Status and habitat pressure

Stable populations still depend on habitat quality, food availability, and low human pressure. Protecting remora also depends on keeping ocean, coral reef habitats healthy and connected.

Common species still depend on habitat quality, clean water, food webs, and low disturbance.

Quick Facts

Things to notice

• A remora's disc is a modified dorsal fin.
• Fish body shapes often reflect how they move, feed, and avoid predators in different waters.
• Ocean animals navigate three-dimensional space, pressure, and constantly shifting currents.
• Stable populations still depend on habitat quality, food availability, and low human pressure.