Pilot fish, (Naucrates ductor), widely distributed marine fish of the family Carangidae (order Perciformes). Members of the species are found in the open sea throughout warm and tropical waters.

Do sharks ever eat pilot fish?

They eat parasites on larger fish. ... In return, sharks do not eat pilot fish because pilot fish eat their parasites. This is called a "mutualist" relationship. Small pilot fish are often seen swimming into the mouth of a shark to eat small pieces of food from the shark's teeth.

Are remora and pilot fish the same?

Remoras are able to eat scraps of prey dropped by the shark. They also feed off of parasites on the shark's skin and in its mouth. ... Remoras are not to be confused with pilot fish, another species that travels with sharks in a similar symbiotic relationship. Pilot fish swim alongside sharks but do not attach themselves.