Silver pearlfish

Silver pearlfish
	Silver pearlfish
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Ophidiiformes
Family:	Carapidae
Genus:	Encheliophis
Species:	E. homei
Binomial name
	Encheliophis homei; (Richardson, 1846)
Synonyms
	Carapus homei (Richardson, 1846); Carapus neglectus (Peters, 1855); Fierasfer affinis Günther, 1862; Fierasfer brandesu (Bleeker, 1851); Fierasfer homei (Richardson, 1846); Fierasfer neglectum Peters, 1855; Oxybeles brandesii Bleeker, 1851; Oxybeles homei Richardson, 1846;

The silver pearlfish, Encheliophis homei, is a species of eel-like fish in the family Carapidae. This pearlfish lives inside the coelom of sea cucumbers such as Bohadschia argus, Thelenota ananas , and Stichopus chloronotus. It is native to tropical and subtropical parts of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.

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