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 six currently recognized species:
- 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)
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