Echeneididae (Noun)
Meaning
Fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Remoras are part of the family Echeneididae and use their sucking disk to attach to larger animals for food and transportation.
- The family Echeneididae is characterized by the presence of a sucking disk on the head which they use for clinging to hosts.
- Special adhesive structures called sucking disks are found on top of the head of the family Echeneididae fish.
- The commonly seen sucking disk of the Echeneididae is made up of many small, hardened plates called lamellae.
- Fish of the Echeneididae family have an adaptation that allows them to attach to almost any surface using their sucking disk.