Carapinae is a subfamily 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 ...

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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 sca ...

. The subfamily consists of four genera: *''

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 pe ...

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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 * '' ...

'' Thompson, 1837 *''

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, 1856) ...

'' 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

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{{taxobar, From=Q21446627 Carapidae