A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Carapidae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| pearlfishCarapus bermudensis (Jones, 1874) | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Carapus dubius (Putnam, 1874) | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echiodon anchipterus Williams, 1984 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echiodon atopus Anderson, 2005 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echiodon coheni Williams, 1984 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| messmateEchiodon cryomargarites Markle, Williams & Olney, 1983 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| chain pearlfishEchiodon dawsoni Williams & Shipp, 1982 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echiodon dentatus (Cuvier, 1829) | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| pearlfishEchiodon drummondii Thompson, 1837 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| nocturnal pearlfishEchiodon exsilium Rosenblatt, 1961 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echiodon neotes Markle & Olney, 1990 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echiodon praecursor (Schwarzhans, 1980) | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Echiodon prionodon Parmentier, 2012 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echiodon pukaki Markle & Olney, 1990 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echiodon rendahli (Whitley, 1941) | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Encheliophis boraborensis (Kaup, 1856) | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Encheliophis chardewalli Parmentier, 2004 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| graceful pearlfishEncheliophis gracilis (Bleeker, 1856) | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| silver pearlfishEncheliophis homei (Richardson, 1846) | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Encheliophis sagamianus (Tanaka, 1908) | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Encheliophis strigosus Schwarzhans, 2019 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Encheliophis vermiops Markle & Olney, 1990 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eurypleuron cinereum (Smith, 1955) | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eurypleuron owasianum (Matsubara, 1953) | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypopleuron caninum Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Onuxodon fowleri (Smith, 1955) | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Onuxodon margaritiferae (Rendahl, 1921) | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| oyster pearlfishOnuxodon parvibrachium (Fowler, 1927) | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pyramodon lindas Markle & Olney, 1990 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pyramodon parini Markle & Olney, 1990 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pyramodon punctatus (Regan, 1914) | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pyramodon ventralis Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Snyderidia canina Gilbert, 1905 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tetragondacnus spilotus Anderson & Satria, 2007 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.