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IllustrationGraceful pearlfish
Encheliophis gracilis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Graceful pearlfish
- Scientific
- Encheliophis gracilis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Carapidae (pearlfishes)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 30 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2019
Description
A slender, translucent pearlfish reaching about 30 cm that lives inside sea cucumbers and sea stars and feeds on the host's internal tissues.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Encheliophis-gracilis.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.