Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Carapidae Pearlfishes (See list of species below)

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35 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

Carapus acus [Pearl fish]	Carapus bermudensis [Pearlfish]	Carapus boraborensis [Pinhead pearlfish]
No picture found Carapus dubius [Pacific pearlfish]	Carapus mourlani [Star pearlfish]	No picture found Carapus sluiteri []
No picture found Echiodon anchipterus [Closefin pearlfish]	No picture found Echiodon atopus []	No picture found Echiodon coheni []
Echiodon cryomargarites [Messmate]	Echiodon dawsoni [Chain pearlfish]	No picture found Echiodon dentatus []
Echiodon drummondii []	No picture found Echiodon exsilium [Nocturnal pearlfish]	No picture found Echiodon neotes []
No picture found Echiodon pegasus []	No picture found Echiodon pukaki []	No picture found Echiodon rendahli [Messmate fish]
No picture found Encheliophis chardewalli []	Encheliophis gracilis [Graceful pearlfish]	Encheliophis homei [Silver pearlfish]
No picture found Encheliophis sagamianus []	Encheliophis vermicularis [Worm pearlfish]	No picture found Encheliophis vermiops [Pygmy pearlfish]
No picture found Eurypleuron cinereum []	Eurypleuron owasianum [Eel pearlfish]	Onuxodon fowleri [Fowler's pearlfish]
No picture found Onuxodon margaritiferae [Bivalve pearlfish]	Onuxodon parvibrachium [Oyster pearlfish]	Pyramodon lindas [Blackedge pearlfish]
No picture found Pyramodon parini []	Pyramodon punctatus [Dogtooth pearlfish]	Pyramodon ventralis [Pallid pearlfish]
Snyderidia canina []	No picture found Tetragondacnus spilotus []

35 Species of Family Carapidae
(Pearlfishes)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Carapus acus	Pearl fish	Eastern Atlantic	20.8 TL
Carapus bermudensis	Pearlfish	Western Atlantic	20 TL
Carapus boraborensis	Pinhead pearlfish	Indo-Pacific	30 TL
Carapus dubius	Pacific pearlfish	Eastern Pacific	15 TL
Carapus mourlani	Star pearlfish	Indo-Pacific	17 TL
Carapus sluiteri		Western Central Pacific	10 TL
Echiodon anchipterus	Closefin pearlfish	Northwest Pacific	17.2 TL
Echiodon atopus		Southeastern Atlantic	17.6 SL
Echiodon coheni		Western Indian Ocean. We	14.3 TL
Echiodon cryomargarites	Messmate	Widely distributed in the	41 TL
Echiodon dawsoni	Chain pearlfish	Western Central Atlantic	11.2 TL
Echiodon dentatus		North to Central Eastern	17 TL
Echiodon drummondii		Northeast Atlantic	30 TL
Echiodon exsilium	Nocturnal pearlfish	Eastern Pacific	12.6 TL
Echiodon neotes		Southwest Pacific	23.5 TL
Echiodon pegasus		Southwest Pacific	20 TL
Echiodon pukaki		Southwest Pacific	23.2 TL
Echiodon rendahli	Messmate fish	Southwest Pacific	12 TL
Encheliophis chardewalli		Eastern Central Pacific	7.2 SL
Encheliophis gracilis	Graceful pearlfish	Indo-West Pacific	30 SL
Encheliophis homei	Silver pearlfish	Indo-Pacific	19 TL
Encheliophis sagamianus		Northwest Pacific	20 TL
Encheliophis vermicularis	Worm pearlfish	Indo-Pacific	12 TL
Encheliophis vermiops	Pygmy pearlfish	Indo-West Pacific	14 TL
Eurypleuron cinereum		Southern Indian and Pacif	21.5 TL
Eurypleuron owasianum	Eel pearlfish	Northwest Pacific	23.6 TL
Onuxodon fowleri	Fowler's pearlfish	Indo-Pacific	10 TL
Onuxodon margaritiferae	Bivalve pearlfish	Eastern Indian Ocean	10 TL
Onuxodon parvibrachium	Oyster pearlfish	Indo-Pacific	10 TL
Pyramodon lindas	Blackedge pearlfish	Western Pacific	36 TL
Pyramodon parini		Southeast Pacific	30.5 TL
Pyramodon punctatus	Dogtooth pearlfish	Indo-West Pacific	29 TL
Pyramodon ventralis	Pallid pearlfish	Indo-West Pacific	18.1 TL
Snyderidia canina		Circumtropical excluding	26.8 TL
Tetragondacnus spilotus		Western Central Pacific

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