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Class: Teleostei
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Carapidae Pearlfishes
Subfamily: Carapinae
Genus: Carapus

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)
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Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20.8 cm TL
Carapus acus (Brünnich, 1768)

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Carapus acus
[Pearl fish]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Carapus bermudensis (Jones, 1874)

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Carapus bermudensis
[Pearlfish]
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Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Carapus dubius
[Pacific pearlfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Carapus mourlani (Petit, 1934)

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Carapus mourlani
[Star pearlfish]
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Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Carapus sluiteri
[Sluiter's pearlfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Carapus acus Pearl fish Eastern Atlantic 20.8 TL 1768
Carapus bermudensis Pearlfish Western Atlantic 20 TL 1874
Carapus dubius Pacific pearlfish Eastern Pacific 15 TL 1874
Carapus mourlani Star pearlfish Indo-Pacific 21 TL 1934
Carapus sluiteri Sluiter's pearlfish Western Central Pacific 10 TL 1905



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