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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.
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.
The star pearlfish is a commensal of starfishes such as Culcita novaeguineae and holothurians such as Bohadschia argus and Stichopus spp. It spends most of its time in the coelomic cavity of its host, [4] emerging, usually at night, to feed. Some species of Carapus feed on small crustaceans, other carapid fish, and possibly, polychaete worms.
Leptolebias is a ray-finned fish genus of the killifish family Rivulidae.Like many of their relatives, they are rather ambiguously known as "pearlfish".. They are endemic to the coastal areas of Brazil, where they inhabit ephemeral pools in tropical forests like the Mata Atlântica (or what remains thereof) and restinga.
Echiodon is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species: [2] [3] 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 ...