Carapidae

pearlfish

Carapus bermudensis

A silver membrane lines the translucent body cavity

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• North America
• South America
• Anguilliform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

pearlfish is known around Western Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 20 cm.