Scientific Name	Encheliophis boraborensis			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Kaup, 1856)	Depth	0 - 30M
Chinese	博拉隱魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	隱魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F221　Carapidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	博拉潛魚
Max Length	26 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	博拉細潛魚、博拉隱魚、隱魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Bora Bora Island, Society Islands [French Polynesia, South Pacific]
Synonyms	Carapus boraborensis, Carapus parvipinnis, Encheliophis boraboraensis, Encheliophis parvipinnis, Enchelyophis boraboraensis, Fierasfer boraborensis, Fierasfer kagoshimanus, Fierasfer parvipinnis, Jordanicus parvipinnis, Rhizoiketicus carolinensis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nielsen, J. G., D. M. Cohen, D. F. Markle etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0056001. ASIZP0074454. NMMSTP00021. NMNSF01368.
Common Name	Pinhead pearlfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Eel-like, moderate to shallow body depth; maxilla free and movable; cardiform teeth present; branchiostegal membranes partly or completely united; swim bladder with thin terminal membrane or bulb but no constriction; lacking enlarged dentary or premaxillary fangs, dentary diastema, pelvic fins, and swim bladder rocker bone; Pectoral fins small, less than 29% head length; body thick, robust and highly pigmented;15-17 precaudal vertebrae.
habitats	Uncommon species. Shallows water of coral reefs. Lives within holothurians (e.g. Thelenota ananas<\i>, Bohadschia argus<\i> and Stichopus chloronotus<\i>).
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Mauritius to the Society Islands, north to Taiwan and the Yaeyama Islands; including Mariana and Caroline islands.
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