Carapus

Carapus
	Pearlfish (C. acus)
	Pacific Pearlfish (C. dubius)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Ophidiiformes
Family:	Carapidae
Subfamily:	Carapinae
Genus:	Carapus; Rafinesque, 1810
Type species
	Gymnotus acus; Brünnich, 1768
Synonyms
	Diaphasia Lowe, 1843; Disparichthys Herre, 1935; Helminthodes Gill 1864; Lefroyia J. M. Jones, 1874; Leptofierasfer Meek & Hildebrand, 1928; Pirellinus Whitley, 1928; Porobronchus Kaup, 1860; Vexillifer Gasco, 1870;

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. These invertebrates include holothurians, sea stars, and bivalves. The Carapus live in connection with several species of sea cucumbers and starfish.^[4]

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 (M. C. W. Weber, 1905)

References

^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Carapus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Carapus". FishBase. February 2018 version.
^ Orphal, Colleye; Christophe, Brié; Emmanuel, Malpot; Pierre, Vandewalle; Eric, Parmentier (March 2008). "Temporal variability of settlement in Carapidae larvae at Rangiroa atoll" (PDF). Environmental Biology of Fishes. 81 (3): 277–285. doi:10.1007/s10641-007-9199-4. ISSN 0378-1909.
^ Enajjar, Samira; Bradai, Mohamed Nejemeddine (2016-04-12). "First Record of Carapus acus (Osteichthyes: Carapidae) in the Gulf of Gabès (southern Tunisia, central Mediterranean Sea)". Marine Biodiversity Records. 9 (1): 7. doi:10.1186/s41200-016-0015-8. ISSN 1755-2672.

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[CoF-1] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Carapus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 July 2018.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Carapus". FishBase. February 2018 version.

[3] Orphal, Colleye; Christophe, Brié; Emmanuel, Malpot; Pierre, Vandewalle; Eric, Parmentier (March 2008). "Temporal variability of settlement in Carapidae larvae at Rangiroa atoll" (PDF). Environmental Biology of Fishes. 81 (3): 277–285. doi:10.1007/s10641-007-9199-4. ISSN 0378-1909.

[4] Enajjar, Samira; Bradai, Mohamed Nejemeddine (2016-04-12). "First Record of Carapus acus (Osteichthyes: Carapidae) in the Gulf of Gabès (southern Tunisia, central Mediterranean Sea)". Marine Biodiversity Records. 9 (1): 7. doi:10.1186/s41200-016-0015-8. ISSN 1755-2672.

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