Carapus

Carapus
Pearlfish (C. acus)
Pacific Pearlfish (C. dubius)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Carapidae
Genus: Carapus
Rafinesque, 1810

Carapus is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Carapus in FishBase. June 2012 version.


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