Do Remora Fish Hurt?

Can remora fish hurt you?

Remoras - Annoying but Not Dangerous

Remoras are large, gray, parasitic fish usually found stuck to the sides of sharks, manta rays, and other large species. Remoras are not dangerous to their hosts. ... As long as the diver is covered by a wetsuit, the remora does no harm.

Are remora fish parasites?

Because remoras cause no damage to their shark host, they are not considered parasitic—but the relationship isn't symbiotic either, since the sharks don't get much back from remoras, unless of course sharks find amusement in the fishes' odd, upside-down, disc-shaped heads.