Definition of Pearlfish. Meaning of Pearlfish. Synonyms of Pearlfish

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Definition of Pearlfish

Pearlfish
Pearlfish Pearl"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any fish whose scales yield a pearl-like pigment used in manufacturing artificial pearls, as the bleak, and whitebait.

Meaning of Pearlfish from wikipedia

- Pearlfish are marine fish in the ray-finned fish family Carapidae. Pearlfishes inhabit the tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans...
- The silver pearlfish, Encheliophis homei, is a species of eel-like fish in the family Carapidae. This pearlfish lives inside the coelom of sea cu****bers...
- The pinhead pearlfish, Encheliophis boraborensis, is a species of slender, ray-finned fish in the family Carapidae found in the tropical Indo-Pacific...
- The worm pearlfish (Encheliophis vermicularis) is an eel-like fish in the family Carapidae. The worm pearlfish is typically 15 cm long and is characterized...
- The pallid pearlfish, Pyramodon ventralis, is a pearlfish of the family Carapidae, found in the Indo-western Pacific Ocean at depths between 100 and 400...
- Leptolebias marmoratus, the marbled pearlfish, annual tropical killifish or ginger pearlfish, is a species of killifish in the family Rivulidae. This threatened...
- Notholebias minimus, the barredtail pearlfish, least pearlfish or minute pearlfish, is a species of fish in the family Rivulidae. It is native to Brazil...
- The star pearlfish, Carapus mourlani, is a species of slender, ray-finned fish in the family Carapidae. It normally lives inside a starfish or a sea cu****ber...
- (Kaup, 1856) (pinhead pearlfish) Encheliophis chardewalli Parmentier, 2004 Encheliophis gracilis (Bl****er, 1856) (graceful pearlfish) Encheliophis homei...
- Simpsonichthys boitonei, the Brasilia lyrefin, is a species of fish in the family Aplocheilidae. It is endemic to Brazil. World Conservation Monitoring...