Author: (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
FBname: White suckerfish
Comments: Host specific on manta rays, but occasionally attaches to sharks.  Often occurs inside gill chamber and mouth of host.  Also attaches itself to black marlin, <i>Makaira indica</i>, of the Indo-Pacific Region (Ref. 7251).  Rarely free-swimming (Ref. 10791).  Used in Chinese medicine (Ref. 12166).