Abstract

FARFAN LOPEZ, Edwin; ACERO P., Arturo  and  GRIJALBA-BENDECK, Marcela. OCCURRENCE OF REMORINA ALBESCENS (PERCIFORMES: ECHENEIDAE) IN THE COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN, INCLUDING A TAXONOMIC KEY FOR SPECIES OF THE FAMILY IN COLOMBIA. Bol. Invest. Mar. Cost. [online]. 2009, vol.38, n.2, pp.241-247. ISSN 0122-9761.

The presence of Remorina albescens for the Colombian Caribbean is confirmed, based on a specimen of 165.91 mm of standard length collected in Nenguanje bay at the Tayrona National Natural Park. A taxonomic key for the remoras known from Colombian seas is also included.

Keywords : White suckerfish; Echeneidae; Colombian Caribbean.

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