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a temporary attachment of one animal to a faster one, e.g. in remora fishing (a captured remora is released from a boat with a line attached through its tail or to a ring through the tail. The remora then attaches to a turtle or shark which can be pulled to the boat) (von Brandt, 1964)

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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  • remora fishing — a captured remora is released from a boat with a line attached through its tail or to a ring through the tail. The remora then attaches to a turtle or shark which can be pulled to the boat and speared. The technique is known from the Caribbean to …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • sucker fishing — remora fishing (a captured remora is released from a boat with a line attached through its tail or to a ring through the tail. The remora then attaches to a turtle or shark which can be pulled to the boat and speared. The technique is known from… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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