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Carapidae 
AphiaID: 125504

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Ophidiiformes (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Ophidiiformes
Sources  basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English pearlfishes  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål snyltefiskfamilien  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk snyltefiskfamilien  [details]
Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Subfamily Carapinae
  » Genus Carapus
» Genus Echiodon Thompson, 1837
» Genus Encheliophis Müller, 1842
» Genus Onuxodon
» Genus Diaphasia accepted as Carapus
» Genus Disparichthys accepted as Carapus
» Genus Encheiliophis accepted as Encheliophis Müller, 1842
» Genus Enchelyophis accepted as Encheliophis Müller, 1842
» Genus Fierasfer accepted as Carapus
» Genus Lefroyia accepted as Carapus
» Genus Leptofierasfer accepted as Carapus
» Genus Oxybeles accepted as Encheliophis Müller, 1842
» Genus Porobronchus accepted as Carapus
» Genus Rhizoiketicus accepted as Encheliophis Müller, 1842
» Genus Vexillifer accepted as Carapus
Subfamily Pyramodontinae
  » Genus Eurypleuron Markle & Olney, 1990
» Genus Pyramodon Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
» Genus Snyderidia
» Genus Cynophidium accepted as Pyramodon Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
Subfamily Tetragondacninae
  » Genus Tetragondacnus

Genus Echeliophis accepted as Encheliophis Müller, 1842
Genus Encheliophiops Reid, 1940 accepted as Encheliophis Müller, 1842
Genus Jordanicus Gilbert, 1905 accepted as Encheliophis Müller, 1842
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
Note  Distribution: Distribution: tropical and subtropical Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Dorsal fin rays shorter than opposite anal rays. Anus of adults and origin of anal fin located behind head and usually under pectoral fin. No scales. Wide gill openings, reaching far forward. Vomerine, palatine and jaw teeth present. No opercular spines. Branchiostegal rays 6-7. No supramaxillary. Vertebrae about 85-145. Vexillum present in larvae. Pearlfishes are free-living (Echiodon), commensal (Carapus, Onuxodon), or parasitic (Encheliophis, Jordanicus), living in association with shallow-water invertebrate hosts (holothurians, bivalves, starfishes), largely in coral-dominated communities. Family members occur in shelf and slope waters of 0-2,000 m depth and range from about 65°N to 60°S. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125504
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Carapidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125504 on 2013-05-22
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