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 [1]
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 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. ^[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

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.