Pearlfish
📖 Overview
Common species . Occurs in or near shallow seagrass beds. Lives in body cavity of sea cucumbers during daytime and leaves host at night. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 34024.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Eel-like, moderate to shallow body depth; cardiform teeth present but restricted to upper jaw symphysis; swim bladder constricted forming two chambers; lacking enlarged dentary or premaxillary fangs, dentary diastema, pelvic fins and swim bladder rockerbone . Anal fin rays longer than dorsal fin rays .: eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Pearlfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 1 - 235 m . Tropical West Indies and Brazil.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carapus chavesi | Ancona López | 1956 | Synonym |
| Carapus recifensis | Ancona López | 1956 | Synonym |
| Disparichthys herrei | Schultz | 1938 | Synonym |
| Lefroyia bermudensis | Jones | 1874 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 260 records indexed .
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