Encheliophis homei (Richardson, 1846)

Silver pearlfish

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Classification	Actinopterigi (pesci con pinne raggiate) \| Ophidiiformes \| Carapidae \| Carapinae
Sinonimi	Oxybeles homei, Carapus homei, Fierasfer homei, ... more
Nomi Comuni	Indo-Pacific messmate-fish, Tenaga-kakureuo, 大牙潜鱼, ... more

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Main reference

Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins. 1999. (Ref. 34024)
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Size / Peso / Age

Max length : 19.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 6347)

Ambiente

Associati a barriera corallina; non migratori; marino; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 30 m (Ref. 37816)

Clima / Range

Tropical; 25°N - 35°S

Traduzione
See machine translation of the following fields ( Distribuzione, Morfologia, Biologia) by ECMT.

Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and the east coast of Africa (Ref. 583) to the Society Islands (Ref. 9710), as far north as Taiwan, but not Hawaii, and probably south to Tasmania.
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Short description

Eel-like, moderate to shallow body depth; maxilla free and movable; cardiform teeth present; branchiostegal membranes partly or completely united; swim bladder with thin terminal membrane or bulb; lacking enlarged dentary or premaxillary fangs, dentary diastema, pelvic fins, and swim bladder rocker bone (Ref. 34024). Precaudal vertebrae 16-19 (Ref. 34024).

This uncommon (Ref. 34024) pearlfish inhabits the coelom and respiratory trees of some holothurians, especially Stichopus chloronotus and Holothuria argus. It is apparently in competition with Jordanicus gracilis [= Encheliophis gracilis] for its preferred host H. argus. Although most occur singly, there is a tendency towards sexual pairing inside the host. Found to depths over 30 m (Ref. 9710). Stomach contents which include amphipod, shrimp and fish indicate non-parasitic, foraging habits (Ref. 6395).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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Pesca: di nessun interesse


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