Kalmar “genus” tana nufin matsayi na haraji da ake amfani da shi wajen rarraba rayayyun halittu, kuma “Echeneis” jinsin kifaye ne da aka fi sani da “remoras”. Saboda haka, ma'anar ƙamus na "Genus Echeneis" zai zama rabe-raben haraji na rukuni na kifaye na asalin Echeneis, wanda aka fi sani da remoras.
