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pilot fish (Naucrates ductor)
Subject: pilot fish (Naucrates ductor)
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pilot fish (Naucrates ductor)


Ichthyology / edited by William Jardine.
Date 1853
Source http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/pageimage/6232501
Author J. Stevenson Bushnan; Robert Hamilton; William Jardine; W. H. Lizars; Robert H. Schomburgk
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ichthyology_BHL6232501.jpg

The pilot fish (Naucrates ductor) is a carnivorous fish of the trevally, or jackfish family, Carangidae. It is widely distributed and lives in warm or tropical open seas. The pilot fish congregates around sharks, rays, and sea turtles, where it eats ectoparasites on, and leftovers around the host species; younger pilot fish are usually associated with jellyfish and drifting seaweeds.

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