''Carapus'' 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:
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Carapus acus
''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 e ...
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( Brünnich, 1768) (pearlfish)
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Carapus bermudensis
''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 p ...
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( J. M. Jones, 1874) (Atlantic pearlfish)
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Carapus dubius
''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 ...
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( Putnam, 1874) (Pacific pearlfish)
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Carapus mourlani
The star pearlfish, ''Carapus mourlani'', is a species of slender, ray-finned fish in the family Carapidae. It normally lives inside a starfish or a sea cucumber.
Description
The star pearlfish is a long, slim, silvery fish growing to a maxi ...
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( Petit, 1934) (star pearlfish)
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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 ...
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( M. C. W. Weber, 1905)
References
Carapidae
Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
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