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Encheliophis boraborensis (Kaup, 1856)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Ophidiiformes
family
Carapidae
genus
Encheliophis
species
Encheliophis boraborensis

Name

Synonyms
? boraboraensis Kaup, 1856
Carapus boraborensis (Kaup, 1856)
Carapus kagoshimanus (Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887)
Carapus parvipinnis (Kaup, 1856)
Encheliophis boraboraensis (Kaup, 1856)
Encheliophis parvipinnis (Kaup, 1856)
Enchelyophis boraboraensis (Kaup, 1856)
Fierasfer boraborensis Kaup, 1856
Fierasfer kagoshimanus Steindachner & Döderlein, 1887
Fierasfer parvipinnis Kaup, 1856
Jordanicus parvipinnis (Kaup, 1856)
Rhizoiketicus carolinensis Vaillant, 1893
Homonyms
Encheliophis boraborensis (Kaup, 1856)
Common names
Bozukakureuo in Japanese
Peixe-perola-de-Bora-Bora in Portuguese
Pinhead Pearlfish in English
jehlička sumýší in Czech
シロカクレウオ in Japanese
ボウズカクレウオ in Japanese
ボウズカクレウオ in Japanese
Pinhead Pearlfish in English
ボウズカクレウオ in Japanese
ボウズカクレウオ in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  2. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  3. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  4. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  5. Nielsen, J. G. / Carpenter, Kent E., and Volker H. Niem, eds., 1999: Carapidae: Pearlfishes. FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes: The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific, vol. 3: Batoid fishes, chimaeras and Bony fishes, part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). 1978.
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