Encheliophis

Encheliophis
Encheliophis homei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Ophidiiformes
Family:	Carapidae
Subfamily:	Carapinae
Genus:	Encheliophis J. P. Müller, 1842
Type species
Encheliophis vermicularis Müller, 1842

Encheliophis is a genus of pearlfishes, with seven currently recognized species:[1]

• Encheliophis boraborensis (Kaup, 1856) (pinhead pearlfish)
• Encheliophis chardewalli Parmentier, 2004
• Encheliophis gracilis (Bleeker, 1856) (graceful pearlfish)
• Encheliophis homei (J. Richardson, 1846) (silver pearlfish)
• Encheliophis sagamianus (S. Tanaka (I), 1908)
• Encheliophis vermicularis J. P. Müller, 1842 (worm pearlfish)
• Encheliophis vermiops Markle & Olney, 1990 (pygmy pearlfish)

References

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Encheliophis". FishBase. June 2012 version.

External links

• Encheliophis on animaldiversity.org