FB-9204 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9204 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Ophidiiformes Carapidae Encheliophis Encheliophis gracilis (Bleeker, 1856) Graceful pearlfish Lipless messmate-fish Slender pearlfish Sale purakala Shimofuri-kakureuo 纖細隱魚 纤细隐鱼 駝背潛魚 驼背潜鱼 鰻形細潛魚 鳗形细潜鱼 Carapus gracilis (Bleeker, 1856) Carapus houlti (Ogilby, 1922) Enchelyophis gracilis (Bleeker, 1856) Fierasfer houlti Ogilby, 1922 Fierasfer umbratilis Jordan & Evermann, 1903 Jordanicus gracilis (Bleeker, 1856) Oxybeles gracilis Bleeker, 1856 1994-03-16 2013-02-18 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Thresher, R.E.0 Reproduction in reef fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Neptune City, New Jersey. 399 p. (Ref. 240) Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino0 The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). 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(Ref. 124899) FB-GeneralDescr-9204 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1994-03-16 00:00:00 2013-02-18 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9204 Uncommon species (Ref. 34024). Benthic (Ref. 58302, 75154). Lives in starfish (Culcita discoidea) and sea cucumbers (Holothuria scabra and H. argus). In the latter reported by Trott (1970) to form male - female pairs and to parasite host. Parasitic, feeding on gonads and respiratory tree of its host. Usually associated with Bohadschia argus (Ref 90102). Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins 1999 Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024) FB-DiagnosticDescr-9204 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1995-08-30 00:00:00 2013-02-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9204 Eel-like, moderate to shallow body depth; maxilla adnate or nearly so; 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). Swim bladder long, tubular, extending well beyond 12th vertebra (Ref. 34024).Description: Characterized by translucent coloring; often with numerous small dark spots; usually blackish posterior portion of tail; length of pectoral fin 2.5-3.2 in head length; long and slender body, depth about 20 in TL; very low dorsal and anal rays; anal rays anterior to origin of dorsal fin; head length about 8.5-10.5 in TL; immobile maxilla, bound by skin to side of head; single row of jaw teeth , well spaced, upper jaw teeth hooked posteriorly; 2-3 enlarged teeth in vomer; palatines with single row of teeth (Ref. 90102). Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins 1999 Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024) FB-Morphology-9204 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1995-08-30 00:00:00 2013-02-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9204 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 36; Analsoft rays: 42 - 52; Vertebrae: 136 - 140 Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins 1999 Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024) FB-Distribution-9204 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1994-03-16 00:00:00 2016-11-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9204 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Indo-West Pacific: in tropical waters. Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins 1999 Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024) FB-Uses-9204 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1994-03-16 00:00:00 2013-02-18 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9204 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription fisheries: of no interest Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins 1999 Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024) FB-TrophicStrategy-9204 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2014-09-23 00:00:00 2016-11-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public gracilis http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Benthic (Ref. 58302, 75154). Lives in starfish (Culcita discoidea) and sea cucumbers (Holothuria scabra and H. argus). In the latter reported by Trott (1970) to form male - female pairs and to parasite host. Parasitic, feeding on gonads and respiratory tree of its host. Usually associated with Bohadschia argus (Ref 90102). Mundy, B.C. 2005 Checklist of the fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Bishop Mus. Bull. Zool. (6):1-704. (Ref. 58302) FB-Size-9204 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1994-03-16 00:00:00 2013-02-18 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9204 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 30.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4104)) Olney, J.E. and D.F. Markle 1986 Carapidae. p. 350-354. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4104) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-9204 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1994-03-16 00:00:00 2013-02-18 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9204 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size reef-associated; non-migratory; marine; depth range ? - 62 m (Ref. 11897) Kulbicki, M., J.E. Randall and J. Rivaton 1994 Checklist of the fishes of the Chesterfield Islands (Coral Sea). Micronesica 27(1/2):1-43. (Ref. 11897)