Carapus acus

Carapus acus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Carapidae
Genus: Carapus
Species:
C. acus
Binomial name
Carapus acus
(Brünnich, 1768)
Synonyms
  • Carapus birpex Arnold, 1956
  • Carapus cuspis Arnold, 1956
  • Carapus imberbis (Cuvier, 1815)
  • Diaphasia acus (Brünnich, 1768)
  • Encheliophis tenuis Putnam, 1874
  • Fierasfer acus (Brünnich, 1768)
  • Fierasfer fontanesii (Risso, 1810)
  • Fierasfer imberbis (Cuvier, 1815)
  • Fierasfer maculata Swainson, 1839
  • Gymnotus acus Brünnich, 1768
  • Notopterus fontanesii Risso, 1810
  • Ophidium fierasfer Risso, 1827
  • Ophidium imberbe Cuvier, 1815
  • Porobronchus linearis Kaup, 1860
  • Vexillifer dephilippii Gasco, 1870

Carapus acus is a species of bony fish in the family Carapidae, the pearlfishes, and is native to the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It lives as a commensal in association with a sea cucumber, spending the day inside its host and emerging at night to feed.

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