Scientific Name	Onuxodon margaritiferae   Pronounce			No picture was not be chosen to represent this species.
Author	(Rendahl, 1921)	Depth	0 - 30M
Chinese	珠貝鈎隱魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	隱魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F221　Carapidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	珠貝鈎潛魚
Max Length	10 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	珍珠貝隱魚、隱魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	45 nautical miles west-southwest of Cape Jaubert, northwestern Australia, depth 70 feet
Synonyms	Fierasfer margaritiferae, Onuxodon margaritifer
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)
Specimen List	NTUM06787.
Common Name	Pearl-shell fish; Pearlfish; Bivalve pearlfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Eel-like, shallow to moderate body depth; adults small, less than 100 mm, trunk compressed; 1 to several large symphyseal fangs on premaxilla and dentary; anterior swim bladder modified into 'rockerbone'; posterior part of swimbladder embedded in hypaxial musculature; predorsal bone present; pelvic fins absent; pectoral fin rays supported by numerous small distal radials; Precaudal vertebrae 18-20; relatively short and deep bodied (body depth 11 to 16% total length).
habitats	Uncommon species inhabiting coastal waters. Found in the mantle cavity of pearl oysters (Pinctada<\i> spp.) and other large bivalves as well as in holothurians. It feeds on crustaceans and polychaetes and is reported to tend towards sexual pairing in t
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific. West Australia, Indonesia, Philippine, Taiwan.
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