''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 s ...
es, with these currently recognized species:
The ''Carapus'' (or pearlfish) belongs to the Carapidae family and are described as eel-like fishes. This particular organism is considered parasitic because 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.
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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:
The ''Carapus'' (or pearlfish) belongs to the Carapidae family and are described as eel-like fishes. This particular organism is considered parasitic because it live ...
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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:
The ''Carapus'' (or pearlfish) belongs to the Carapidae family and are described as eel-like fishes. This particular organism is considered parasitic because it live ...
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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 maximum ...
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(Petit
Petit is a French-language surname literally meaning "small" or "little". Notable people with the surname include:
*Adriana Petit (born 1984), Spanish multidisciplinary artist
*Alexis Thérèse Petit (1791–1820), French physicist
* Amandine Pet ...
, 1934) (star pearlfish)
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Carapus sluiteri
''Carapus'' is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species:
The ''Carapus'' (or pearlfish) belongs to the Carapidae family and are described as eel-like fishes. This particular organism is considered parasitic because it live ...
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( M. C. W. Weber, 1905)
References
Carapidae
Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
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