pilot fish (Naucrates ductor) Naucrates ductor
Date 1893
Source The royal natural history http://www.archive.org/details/royalnaturalhist05lydeuoft
Author G.M.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Naucrates_ductor1.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.
