Carapus mourlani (Petit, 1934)

Star pearlfish

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Ophidiiformes \| Carapidae \| Carapinae
Synonyms	Fierasfer mourlani, Encheliophis mourlani, Carapus mayottae, ... more
Common names	Pincushion star pearlfish, 星点潜鱼, Kazari-kakureuo, ... 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 / Weight / Age

Max length : 17.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4104)

Environment

Reef-associated; non-migratory; marine; depth range 1 - 150 m (Ref. 34024)

Climate / Range

Tropical

Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Hawaii, throughout Micronesia and Amami Islands, southern Japan.
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Short description

Eel-like, moderate to shallow body depth; cardiform teeth present but restricted to upper jaw symphysis; swim bladder constricted (under vertebrae 9 or 10) forming two chambers; lacking enlarged dentary or premaxillary fangs, dentary diastema, pelvic fins and swim bladder rockerbone (Ref. 34024). Precaudal vertebrae 15-17 (Ref. 34024). Differs from Encheliophis homei by possessing scattered melanophores over most of the body (Ref. 37816).

Common species (Ref. 34024). Found in starfishes (mainly) and holothurians (Ref. 4104), usually in a male - female pair (Ref. 11228). Benthic (Ref. 58302). In Micronesia, it prefers the pincushion starfish Culcita novaeguinae for a host. Also known to occur in certain holothurians (Bohadschia argus, Stichopus sp.) on rare occasions (Ref. 1602); for the first time with Isostichopus fuscus along the coast of Ecuador (Ref. 57700).


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

Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)

PD₅₀ = 0.5156

Resilience (Ref. 69278)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Garilao, Cristina V.

Modified by Ortañez, Auda Kareen

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