Encheliophis homei — The Life Data

Animalia/Chordata/Ophidiiformes/Carapidae/Encheliophis

At a glance

Occurrence records373

Data sources8

Biological traits7

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Encheliophis homei's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility179 records↗

OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System194 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements1 literature sources7 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF · OBIS373 records

01Narrative

The silver pearlfish, Encheliophis homei, is a species of eel-like fish in the family Carapidae. This pearlfish lives inside the coelom of sea cucumbers such as Bohadschia argus, Thelenota ananas, and Stichopus chloronotus. It is native to tropical and subtropical parts of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesFishBase

Size & morphology1

Body length19 cm

Habitat & environment2

Habitat saltwateryes

Habitat zonereef-associated

Uses & economy1

Commercial importanceof no interest

Other traits3

Depth max30 m

Depth min0 m

Vulnerability10

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type373 records

Wild obs. + sensor32

Museum / vouchered340

Other1

Origin

Native1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO468 km²

Depth

0–200 m sunlit18

200–1000 m twilight0

1–4 km midnight0

>4 km abyssal0

median 2.7 m · max 152.5 m · 18 records with depth

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy33% within 1 km

≤100 m 2≤1 km 3≤10 km 3>10 km 7

15 georeferenced · 17 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor32

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy25% within 1 km

≤100 m 12≤1 km 17≤10 km 64>10 km 25

118 georeferenced · 222 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence340

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions8 of 19 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Kagoshima University Museumlocation not on record	66
Sydney, AU	28
Paris, FR	11
CASlocation not on record	11
Natick, US	8
University of California San Diegolocation not on record	7
Washington, US	6
Western Australian Museumlocation not on record	6
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territorylocation not on record	5
Cambridge, US	3
New Haven, US	2
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record	2
Copenhagen, DK	2
FishBaselocation not on record	1
Museums Victorialocation not on record	1
No Voucherlocation not on record	1
Toronto, CA	1
Louisiana State University, Museum of Zoologylocation not on record	1
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversitylocation not on record	1

19 institutions · 163 of 340 vouchered records shown