Scientific Name	Encheliophis gracilis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1856)	Depth	0 - 62M
Chinese	鰻形細隱魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	隱魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F221　Carapidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	鰻形細潛魚
Max Length	30 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	隱魚、海參鰻(澎湖)、纖細隱魚
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	South、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Banda [Bandaneira, Moluccas/Maluku, Indonesia, Banda Sea, western Pacific]
Synonyms	Carapus gracilis, Carapus houlti, Enchelyophis gracilis, Fierasfer houlti, Fierasfer umbratilis, Jordanicus gracilis, Oxybeles gracilis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Bleeker, P. 1856 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nielsen, J. G., D. M. Cohen, D. F. Markle etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	NTUM06785. NTUM07565.
Common Name	Lipless messmate-fish; Graceful pearlfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Eel-like, moderate to shallow body depth; maxilla adnate or nearly so; pectoral fins present; 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; Precaudal vertebrae 26 or more; swim bladder long, tubular, extending well beyond 12th vertebra; 17-19 pectral-fin rays.
habitats	Uncommon species. Lives in starfish (Culcita discoidea) and sea cucumbers (Thelenota ananas, Holothuria scabra, H. argus and H. leucospirota).
Distribution	Shallow water of coral reefs. Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Tropical Indo-West Pacific
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