The friendly remora

Most people consider remoras to be no-good hangers-on, sponging off well-meaning marine megafauna. But on a recent Georgia Aquarium research trip to Mexico to study whale sharks, one of the staff divers, Elliott Jessup, had an incredible encounter with one of the most inquisitive fish any of us have ever seen, and scientist/videographer Bruce Carlson caught the whole thing in HD. The waters were full of whale sharks and their attendant remoras, when this little guy took a real liking to Elliott, even attaching to his butt, and eating his hair. Footage copyright 2010 Bruce Carlson/Georgia Aquarium and used with permission

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Whale shark
• fish
• teleost
• Echeneis
• Yucatan
• Mexico
• Georgia Aquarium
• SCUBA

[tannernolan]

These things normaly suck on to fish. will they suck on to people?

[admdove]

@tannernolan They certainly try!

[TheTTBT]

Excuse me mam, my name is Remora. I can't seem to catch a Reef-Shark or a Manta-Ray. May I please have a ride to the next reef? In exchange, I'll clean your hair and keep the barnacles off of your fins.

[highPPN2]

oh how I miss my symbiotic relationship in mexico

[bakersystem]

hahahaha awwwwww, it likes you!!!

[inuby1]

he want to suck ur shit out off ur butt

[Regginyaga]

He's really plotting to kill you and drink you blood so he can live forever

[tannernolan]

Some cool fish!

[Quirc]

"I'm a remora!"

[Khyrid]

The Remora mantra: "Hey where to next?"

[hartstaken22]

aw he is sooo cute.