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Pearlfish preserved emerging from anus of sea cucumber, Zoology Museum, Cambridge Pearlfishes are unusual in that the adults of most species live inside various types of invertebrates . They typically live inside clams , sea cucumbers , [ 3 ] starfish , or sea squirts , and are simply commensal , not harming their hosts.
Carapus is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species: [2] The Carapus (or pearlfish) belongs to the Carapidae family and are described as eel-like fishes. [3] This particular organism is considered parasitic due to the fact that it lives inside different invertebrates.
Echiodon drummondii, sometimes called Drummond's echiodon or Drummond's pearlfish, [3] and in Ireland simply called the pearlfish, [4] is a species of fish in the family Carapidae (pearlfish). [5] [6] It is named for James Lawson Drummond, who collected the holotype at Carnlough, Ireland in 1836. [4] [7]
The silver pearlfish, Encheliophis homei, is a species of eel-like fish in the family Carapidae. This pearlfish lives inside the coelom of sea cucumbers such as Bohadschia argus, Thelenota ananas , and Stichopus chloronotus. It is native to tropical and subtropical parts of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
The pinhead pearlfish, Encheliophis boraborensis, is a species of slender, ray-finned fish in the family Carapidae found in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean; it normally lives inside the body cavity of a sea cucumber such as the pineapple sea cucumber (Thelenota ananas) or the leopard sea cucumber (Bohadschia argus).
Carapus acus is a species of bony fish in the family Carapidae, the pearlfishes, and is native to the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.It lives as a commensal in association with a sea cucumber, spending the day inside its host and emerging at night to feed.
Encheliophis is a genus of pearlfishes, with seven currently recognized species: [1] 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 ...
The worm pearlfish is a parasite of holothurians, each host is normally home to a pair of these fishes. Species recorded as hosting the worm pearlfish include Holothuria leucospilota, H. scabra, H. lubrica and Thelenota ananas. [3] The worm pearlfish is an uncommon species. [9]
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