Encheliophis vermicularis

Animalia/Chordata/Ophidiiformes/Carapidae/Encheliophis

At a glance

Occurrence records81

Data sources7

Biological traits7

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility42 records↗

OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System39 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements1 literature sources7 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF · OBIS81 records

01Narrative

The worm pearlfish (Encheliophis vermicularis) is an eel-like fish in the family Carapidae.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesFishBase

Size & morphology1

Body length13 cm

Habitat & environment2

Habitat saltwateryes

Habitat zonereef-associated

Uses & economy1

Commercial importanceof no interest

Other traits3

Depth max1 m

Depth min0 m

Vulnerability10

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type81 records

Wild obs. + sensor6

Museum / vouchered75

Origin

Native3

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO156 km²

Depth

0–200 m sunlit7

200–1000 m twilight0

1–4 km midnight0

>4 km abyssal0

median 32 m · max 91 m · 7 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 accuracy0% within 1 km

>10 km 4

4 georeferenced · 2 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor6

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 accuracy33% within 1 km

≤100 m 6≤1 km 3≤10 km 15>10 km 3

27 georeferenced · 48 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence75

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 institutions7 of 14 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
CASlocation not on record	8
Kagoshima University Museumlocation not on record	7
University of California San Diegolocation not on record	4
Cambridge, US	3
Washington, US	3
Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collectionlocation not on record	3
San Francisco, US	2
Paris, FR	2
SEAOBISlocation not on record	1
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record	1
FishBaselocation not on record	1
Mexico City, MX	1
	1
Sydney, AU	1

14 institutions · 38 of 75 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code