| Description: long,
slim fish with broad depressed head; lower jaw projects
past upper jaw; dark lateral stripe extends through eye
to tail; first dorsal fin comprised of 7 to 9 free
spines; when young, has conspicuous alternating black and
white horizontal stripes. Similar Fish: remora, Echeneis
naucrates.
Where found: both
INSHORE and NEARSHORE inhabiting inlets, bays, and among
mangroves; frequently seen around bouys, pilings, and
wrecks.
Size: common to 30
pounds.
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