Carapidae

Pearlfish are marine fish in the ray-finned fish family Carapidae. Pearlfishes inhabit the tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans at depths to , along oceanic shelves and slopes. They are slender, elongated fish with no scales, translucent bodies, and dorsal fin rays which are shorter than their anal fin rays. Adults of most species live symbiotically inside various invertebrate hosts, and some live parasitically inside sea cucumbers. The larvae are free living.

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species of fish

Carapus is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species:

Echiodon is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species: Echiodon anchipterus J. T. Williams, 1984 (closefin pearlfish) Echiodon atopus M. E. Anderson, 2005 Echiodon coheni J. T. Williams, 1984 Echiodon cryomargarites Markle, J. T. Williams & Olney, 1983 (messmate) Echiodon dawsoni J. T. Williams & Shipp, 1982 (Chain pearlfish) Echiodon dentatus (G. Cuvier, 1829) Echiodon drummondii W. Thompson, 1837 Echiodon exsilium Rosenblatt, 1961 (nocturnal pearlfish) Echiodon neotes Markle & Olney, 1990 Echiodon pegasus Markle & Olney, 1990 Echiodon prionodon Parmentier, 20

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

Pyramodon is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species: Pyramodon lindas Markle & Olney, 1990 (blackedge pearlfish) Pyramodon parini Markle & Olney, 1990 Pyramodon punctatus (Regan, 1914) (dogtooth pearlfish) Pyramodon ventralis H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 (pallid pearlfish)

Encheliophis is a genus of pearlfishes, with seven currently recognized species: Encheliophis boraborensis (Kaup, 1856) (pinhead pearlfish) Encheliophis chardewalli Parmentier, 2004 Encheliophis gracilis (Bleeker, 1856) (graceful pearlfish) Encheliophis homei (J. Richardson, 1846) (silver pearlfish) Encheliophis sagamianus (S. Tanaka (I), 1908) Encheliophis vermicularis J. P. Müller, 1842 (worm pearlfish) Encheliophis vermiops Markle & Olney, 1990 (pygmy pearlfish)

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Eurypleuron is a genus of pearlfishes, family Carapidae. They are moderately sized fishes reaching total length. They are found in the Southern Indian and Pacific Oceans.

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species of fish

Onuxodon is an Indo-Pacific genus of pearlfishes from the family Carapidae. The generic name is derived from the Greek onyx meaning "claw" and odon meaning "tooth", referring to the sharp fang like teeth of Onuxodon parvibrachium. Species in this genus are distributed from South Africa to Hawaii. They live commensally with molluscs. The three currently recognized species are: Onuxodon fowleri (J. L. B. Smith, 1955) (Fowler's pearlfish) Onuxodon margaritiferae (Rendahl, 1921) (bivalve pearlfish) Onuxodon parvibrachium (Fowler, 1927) (oyster pearlfish)