Closefin Pearlfish
Echiodon anchipterus
- Usual depth79–1,200 m
- Water temperature10–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Echiodon anchipterus, the closefin pearlfish, is a fish species described by Jeffrey T. Williams in 1984. Echiodon anchipterus is part of the genus Echiodon and the subfamily Carapinae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Echiodon anchipterus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 79–1,200 m · Deepest record: 1,200 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 10–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Closefin Pearlfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Kumanokakureuo, クマノカクレウオ
Similar species
- Messmate
Echiodon cryomargarites
- Messmate Fish
Echiodon rendahli
- Star Pearlfish
Carapus mourlani
- Pinhead Pearlfish
Encheliophis boraborensis
- Graceful pearlfish
Encheliophis gracilis
- Silver pearlfish
Encheliophis homei
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 12 open-data records from 1971 to 1988.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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