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pearlfish (Carapus bermudensis)
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pearlfish (Carapus bermudensis) specimen
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Carapidae

pearlfish

Carapus bermudensis

A silver membrane lines the translucent body cavity

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Anguilliform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

pearlfish is known around Western Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 20 cm.

Family
Carapidae
Genus
Carapus
Maximum length
20 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bermuda and southern Florida, USA to the West Indies and Brazil.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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