Silver pearlfish

Silver pearlfish
Silver pearlfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Carapidae
Genus: Encheliophis
Species:
E. homei
Binomial name
Encheliophis homei
Synonyms[2]
  • Carapus homei (Richardson, 1846)
  • Carapus neglectus (Peters, 1855)
  • Fierasfer affinis Günther, 1862
  • Fierasfer brandesu (Bleeker, 1851)
  • Fierasfer homei (Richardson, 1846)
  • Fierasfer neglectum Peters, 1855
  • Oxybeles brandesii Bleeker, 1851
  • Oxybeles homei Richardson, 1846

The silver pearlfish, Encheliophis homei, is a species of eel-like fish in the family Carapidae. This pearlfish lives inside the coelom of sea cucumbers such as Bohadschia argus, Thelenota ananas , and Stichopus chloronotus. It is native to tropical and subtropical parts of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.

  1. ^ Ho, H. (2020). "Encheliophis homei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T135444879A137454746. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T135444879A137454746.en. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b Bailly, Nicolas (2013). "Encheliophis homei (Richardson, 1846)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-07-26.