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pearlfish (Echiodon drummondii)
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Carapidae

pearlfish

Echiodon drummondii

Silver eyelids with dark head marks

  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Europe
  • Anguilliform
  • Medium

pearlfish is known around Northeast Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 30 cm.

Family
Carapidae
Maximum length
30 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Northeast Atlantic: coasts of southern Norway, western Denmark, and around British Isles. Reported from Iceland (Ref. 12462 ). Misidentified as a Carapus in literature.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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