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Noun: suckerfish  'sú-kur,fish
  1. Marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects
    "suckerfishes are often seen attached to sharks, using them for transportation and protection";
    - remora, sucking fish

Derived forms: suckerfishes

Type of: acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish

Part of: Echeneididae, family Echeneidae, family Echeneididae

Encyclopedia: Suckerfish