Family Carapidae (Noun)
Meaning
Pearlfishes: related to the Brotulidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Pearlfishes of the family Carapidae are small, elongated fishes that are found worldwide in tropical and temperate seas at depths ranging from shallow tide pools to as deep as 300 meters.
- Family Carapidae, also known as Pearlfish, have a number of species that can change sex.
- The members of the family Carapidae are mostly nocturnal and have relatively large eyes.
- Pearlfish of the family Carapidae have been mistaken for a type of dragonet.
- Carapid fish also go by the name of the family Carapidae is known to be associated with sea cucumbers.