Carapus
Carapus is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species:[2]
- Carapus acus (Brünnich, 1768) (pearlfish)
- Carapus bermudensis (J. M. Jones, 1874) (Atlantic pearlfish)
- Carapus dubius (Putnam, 1874) (Pacific pearlfish)
- Carapus mourlani (Petit, 1934) (star pearlfish)
- Carapus sluiteri (M. C. W. Weber, 1905)
| Carapus | |
|---|---|
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| Pearlfish (C. acus) | |
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| Pacific Pearlfish (C. dubius) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Carapidae |
| Subfamily: | Carapinae |
| Genus: | Carapus Rafinesque, 1810 |
| Type species | |
| Gymnotus acus Brünnich, 1768[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Carapus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Carapus in FishBase. February 2018 version.
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