family Carapidae
E892956
The family Carapidae, commonly known as pearlfishes, comprises slender, elongated marine fishes often noted for their unusual habit of living commensally or parasitically inside invertebrates such as sea cucumbers and bivalves.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carapidae | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | pearlfishes ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Carapus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Echiodon NERFINISHED ⓘ Encheliophis NERFINISHED ⓘ Onuxodon NERFINISHED ⓘ Pyramodon NERFINISHED ⓘ Snyderidia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAsFamilyBy | Johann Jakob Kaup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAsFamilyInYear | 1856 ⓘ |
| diet |
host tissues in parasitic species
ⓘ
small invertebrates ⓘ |
| distribution |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
symbionts of echinoderms
ⓘ
symbionts of molluscs ⓘ |
| entryRouteIntoHost | cloaca of sea cucumbers ⓘ |
| finCharacteristic |
long anal fin
ⓘ
long dorsal fin ⓘ reduced or absent pelvic fins ⓘ |
| habitat |
marine waters
ⓘ
subtropical seas ⓘ tropical seas ⓘ |
| hasBodyShape |
elongated
ⓘ
slender ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalStage | leptocephalus-like larvae ⓘ |
| lifestyle |
benthic
ⓘ
infaunal ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 50 centimetres ⓘ |
| minimumLength | about 3 centimetres ⓘ |
| notableBehavior | living inside body cavities of invertebrates ⓘ |
| order | Ophidiiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| suborder | Carapina ⓘ |
| symbioticAssociation |
bivalves
ⓘ
sea cucumbers ⓘ starfishes ⓘ |
| symbioticAssociationType |
commensal
ⓘ
parasitic ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Carapus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vertebralColumnCharacteristic | flexible ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.