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Pearlfish
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. Characteristics Pearlfishes are slender, distinguished by having dorsal fin rays that are shorter than their anal fin rays. They have translucent, scaleless bodies reminiscent of eels. The largest pearlfish are about in length. They reproduce by laying oval-shaped eggs, about 1 mm in length. Ecology Pearlfishes are unusual in that the adults of most species live inside various types of invertebrates. They typically live inside clams, starfish, or sea squirts, and are simply commensal, not h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encheliophis
''Encheliophis'' is a genus of pearlfishes, with six currently recognized species: * '' Encheliophis boraborensis'' ( Kaup, 1856) (pinhead pearlfish) * '' Encheliophis chardewalli'' Parmentier, 2004 * '' Encheliophis gracilis'' (Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher"). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyramodon
''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 The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ..., 1914) (dogtooth pearlfish) * '' Pyramodon ventralis'' H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 (pallid pearlfish) References Carapidae {{Ophidiiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carapus
''Carapus'' is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species: * ''Carapus acus'' ( Brünnich, 1768) (pearlfish) * ''Carapus bermudensis'' ( J. M. Jones, 1874) (Atlantic pearlfish) * ''Carapus dubius'' ( Putnam, 1874) (Pacific pearlfish) * ''Carapus mourlani'' ( Petit, 1934) (star pearlfish) * ''Carapus sluiteri ''Carapus'' is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species: * ''Carapus acus'' ( Brünnich, 1768) (pearlfish) * '' Carapus bermudensis'' ( J. M. Jones, 1874) (Atlantic pearlfish) * '' Carapus dubius'' ( Putnam, 1874) (Pacific ...'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1905) References Carapidae Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque {{Ophidiiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onuxodon
''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 commensal Commensalism is a long-term biological interaction (symbiosis) in which members of one species gain benefits while those of the other species neither benefit nor are harmed. This is in contrast with mutualism, in which both organisms benefit fro ...ly 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) References Carapidae {{Ophidiiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echiodon
''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, 2012Parmentier, E. (2012)''Echiodon prionodon'', a new species of Carapidae (Pisces, Ophidiiformes) from New Zealand. ''European Journal of Taxonomy, 31: 1-8.'' * ''Echiodon pukaki'' Markle & Olney, 1990 * ''Echiodon rendahli'' ( Whitley, 1941) (Rendahl's messmate) The name derives from Ancient Greek εχις (''echis'', "viper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurypleuron
''Eurypleuron'' is a genus of pearlfish 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 ...es, with these currently recognized species: * '' Eurypleuron cinereum'' ( J. L. B. Smith, 1955) * '' Eurypleuron owasianum'' ( Matsubara, 1953) (eel pearlfish) References Carapidae {{Ophidiiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearlfish Preserved Emerging From Anus Of Sea Cucumber
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. Characteristics Pearlfishes are slender, distinguished by having dorsal fin rays that are shorter than their anal fin rays. They have translucent, scaleless bodies reminiscent of eels. The largest pearlfish are about in length. They reproduce by laying oval-shaped eggs, about 1 mm in length. Ecology Pearlfishes are unusual in that the adults of most species live inside various types of invertebrates. They typically live inside clams, starfish, or sea squirts, and are simply commensal, n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carapinae
Carapinae is a subfamily of pearlfishes, of the family Carapidae. The subfamily consists of four genera: *''Carapus'' Rafinesque, 1810 *''Echiodon'' Thompson, 1837 *''Encheliophis'' Müller, 1842 *''Onuxodon ''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 ...'' J.L.B. Smith, 1955 References {{taxobar, From=Q21446627 Carapidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actinopterygii
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or horny spines (rays), as opposed to the fleshy, lobed fins that characterize the class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish). These actinopterygian fin rays attach directly to the proximal or basal skeletal elements, the radials, which represent the link or connection between these fins and the internal skeleton (e.g., pelvic and pectoral girdles). By species count, actinopterygians dominate the vertebrates, and they constitute nearly 99% of the over 30,000 species of fish. They are ubiquitous throughout freshwater and marine environments from the deep sea to the highest mountain streams. Extant species can range in size from ''Paedocypris'', at , to the massive ocean sunfish, at , and the long-bodied oarfish, at . The vast majority of Actinopt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyramodontinae
Pyramodontinae is a subfamily of pearlfishes, of the family Carapidae. The subfamily consists of three genera: *''Eurypleuron'' Matsubara, 1953 *''Pyramodon ''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 The family ...'' H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 *'' Snyderidia'' C. H. Gilbert, 1905 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q21446914 Carapidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echiodon Rendahli
Rendahl's messmate (''Echiodon rendahli'') is a pearlfish of the family Carapidae, found in the southwest Pacific Ocean around Australia and New Zealand at depths to . Its length is between .The larvae has a long filament on its head which bears some resemblance to a siphonophore. These fish live within sponges. The specific name honours the Swedish naturalist and artist Hialmar Rendahl who collected the specimens in the Tasman Sea which were used by Gilbert Percy Whitley Gilbert Percy Whitley (9 June 1903 – 18 July 1975) was a British-born Australian ichthyologist and malacologist who was Curator of Fishes at the Australian Museum in Sydney for about 40 years. He was born at Swaythling, Southampton, England ... to describe this species. left, 200px, Juvenile ''Echiodon rendahli'' Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling References Carapidae Marine fish of Southern Australia Marine fish of New Zealand Rendahl's messmate {{Ophidiiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snyderidia
''Snyderidia canina'' is a species of pearlfish found in all tropical waters but those of the eastern Pacific Ocean, depths from . This species grows to a length of . This fish is the only known species in its genus which was named in honour of the ichthyologist John Otterbein Snyder (1867-1943) for the assistance he lent to Charles Henry Gilbert on the cruise to Hawaii on which the type specimen In biology, a type is a particular specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally attached. In other words, a type is an example that serves to anchor or centralizes th ... was collected. References Carapidae Monotypic fish genera Fish described in 1905 {{Ophidiiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
