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Echeneis maxillosa

Status not recordedbony fish

Echeneis maxillosa is a species in the family Echeneidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about Echeneis maxillosa

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Echeneis maxillosa live?

Not recorded

Is Echeneis maxillosa endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Echeneis maxillosa classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyEcheneidae
  6. genusEcheneis
  7. SpeciesEcheneis maxillosa Duméril, 1858

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Echeneis maxillosa

Other species in the same genus Echeneis.

Gapu

Echeneis naucrates

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Remora

Echeneis neucratoides

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CompareEcheneis maxillosa vs GapuEcheneis maxillosa vs RemoraEcheneis maxillosa vs Echeneis albacaudaEcheneis maxillosa vs Echeneis arrostii

Common questions

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What kind of animal is Echeneis maxillosa?

Echeneis maxillosa (Echeneis maxillosa) belongs to the family Echeneidae in the order Carangiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Echeneis maxillosa (Echeneis maxillosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/echeneis-maxillosa

MLA

“Echeneis maxillosa (Echeneis maxillosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/echeneis-maxillosa.

BibTeX
@misc{echeneis_maxillosa_2026,
  title = {Echeneis maxillosa (Echeneis maxillosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/echeneis-maxillosa},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}