First record of the marlin sucker Remora osteochir (Cuvier, 1829) (Carangiformes, Echeneidae) in the Adriatic Sea
Corresponding author: Branko Dragičević, brankod@izor.hr
How to cite: Dulčić, J., Pavičić, M., Žužul, I., Stanić, R., Ugarković, P., & Dragičević, B. (2021). First record of the marlin sucker Remora osteochir (Cuvier, 1829) (Carangiformes, Echeneidae) in the Adriatic Sea. Cybium, 45(4): 303-306. https://doi.org/10.26028/CYBIUM/2021-454-006
Two specimens of marlin sucker Remora osteochir (Cuvier, 1829) were found attached on a Mediterranean spearfish Tetrapturus belone caught in the eastern Adriatic Sea (Croatian coast) with purse seine in December 2020. Species identification was confirmed both morphologically and by genetic barcoding. This finding represents the first record of this species from the Adriatic Sea.